Herald Post 2009-04-16.pdf

Vol. 34, No. 27 

HeraldPOST 

KAISERSLAUTERN 

Helicopters 

will be able 

to land on 

Panzer soon 

By Sgt. Frank Sanchez III 

21ST TSC PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

The 21st Theater Sustainment 

Command is putting 

the finishing touches on a 

new landing pad that will 

give helicopters the ability 

to land directly onto Panzer 

Kaserne. 

“The location for the new 

helipad is at the far south 

end of the installation. It is 

located in an area that is often 

used for overflow parking 

and force protection exercises,” 

said Stephen C. Mahan, 

chief engineer for the 21st 

Theater Sustainment Command. 

Mahan said the site and 

design was approved by U.S. 

Army Europe aviation safety 

personnel and took about 

eight months from concept 

to completion. 

The $25,000 project will 

provide helicopters the ability 

to transport distinguished 

visitors and other personnel 

to and from Panzer Kaserne. 

It will also serve as a landing 

area for medical evacuation 

helicopters for contingency 

medical emergencies. 

“Beside the fact that it’s an 

incredible convenience, for 

a command headquarters, 

having this facility here will 

greatly increase our mission 

capabilities,” said Capt. 

Rachel Sokalski, the aid de 

camp for the 21st TSC’s 

commanding general. “If 

there’s an emergency, it’s 

important to be able to get 

there quickly, and that’s what 

the helipad primarily brings 

to the command.” 

The helipad can support 

UH-60 Black Hawk and 

other military and civilian 

transport helicopters. The 

large white “H” and outline 

of the helipad is comprised 

of solid white paving bricks 

that will help make the helipad 

easy to spot from above. 

Serving the communities in U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Württemberg 

When you look at Susie Dzreke, you see a nearly 3-yearold 

girl, who probably tops out her growth chart. 

But if you spend any time with her, you’ll notice she 

doesn’t make eye contact or speak, she moves almost constantly 

– mostly spinning – and she likes things a specific 

way – her books must be open and her colored blocks 

must form a line. 

Susie has autism, a complex neurological disorder that 

affects one in 150 people throughout their lifetime. It 

crosses racial and social boundaries but is four times more 

prevalent in boys. 

When Susie’s mom, Betty Dzreke, took Susie to her twoyear, 

well-child appointment, her pediatrician told Dzreke 

see AUTISM page 16 

www.bw.eur.army.mil 

living with autism 

EDIS helps family adapt 

By Jason L. Austin 

HERALD POST STAFF 

Developmental 

Milestones 

Roll: 4-5 months 

Sit: 6-7 months 

Babble: 8-9 months 

Pull to stand: 9-10 months 

Walk: 12-14 months 

Point to objects: 18 months 

First word: 12-24 months 

Autism Red Flags 

No big smile by 6 months 

Lack of eye contact 

Hard to engage 

Lack of pointing 

Repetitive play skills 

Language delay 

Seems to be in own world 

Repetitive movement 

SOURCE: Heidelberg EDIS 

Susie Dzreke, 2, plays in her living room April 7. (photo by Jason L. Austin) 

THURSDAY 

HP 

Speed Read 

April 16, 2009 

HELICOPTER RESET 

The helicopter 

reset program on 

Coleman Barracks 

is a huge operation 

that directly 

supports Soldiers 

deployed to Iraq 

and Afghanistan. 3 

PHOTO CONTEST 

Today is the last day to enter the Spring 

Break Photo Contest. Get your pics in soon 

for possible publication in the Herald 

Post. 4 

LOGISTICS AWARDS 

Seven local units were presented Europelevel 

awards at the Combined Logistics 

Excellence Awards in Heidelberg. 6 

U.S.-GERMAN PARTNERSHIP 

Political and economic institute in 

Hamburg offers Germans and Americans 

an opportunity to learn about each other 

in weeklong seminars. 8 

EGGSTRAVAGANZA 

Nearly 1,000 

people turned out 

for the massive 

Easter egg hunt in 

Kaiserslautern over 

the weekend. 12 

EARTH WEEK 

Next week is Earth Week, and the 

Heidelberg community is gearing up 

with a variety of environmentally friendly 

activities. 15 

Defense Details 

EXPANDING AVIATION 

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates stopped 

at Fort Rucker, Ala., Tuesday to find out 

how fast the home of Army aviation could 

expand training operations. His visit came 

on the heels of his announcement that the 

proposed fiscal year 2010 defense budget 

would earmark $500 million to speed the 

delivery of helicopter pilots and crews to 

the battlefield. 

PROCUREMENT SYSTEM 

President Barack Obama gave a verbal 

“high-five”to Defense Secretary Robert M. 

Gates’ proposal to reform the Pentagon’s 

procurement system to eliminate wasteful 

programs and curb spiraling weapons and 

equipment costs. 

What’s Inside 

Our Army Around the World ...............10 

Leisure...............................................17 

Dear Ms. Vicki .....................................18 

GET OUT! .............................................19 

Movies .................................................19 

Announcements ..................................20 

Sports...........................................21

2 OUTLOOK 

Thursday, April 16, 2009 HP 

COMMENTARY 

Are you drinking more than you should? 

By Heather Robinson 

USAG KAISERSLAUTERN 

The month of April is dedicated to increasing awareness 

and self assessment of alcohol use. High-risk 

consumption can be based on lack of information and 

normalization from our social group and the media. 

The body’s natural response to alcohol is increased 

tolerance, lower inhibitions and potential for immediate 

or future alcohol-related problems. Lower your risk 

through education and prevent future problems. 

Warning Signs of Alcohol Abuse 

If you answer “yes” to any of the following questions, 

you may have a problem with alcohol: 

wDo you drink alone when you feel angry or sad? 

wDoes your drinking ever make you late for work? 

wDoes your drinking worry your family? 

wDo you ever drink after telling yourself you won’t? 

wDo you ever forget what you did while drinking? 

wDo you get headaches or have a hangover after drinking? 

Find out how to cut down on your drinking online at 

http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/ph372. 

The Army Substance Abuse Program promotes 

healthy choices and offers a low-risk drinking tool to allow 

you to enjoy your beverage of choice in moderation. 

Drinking Tool (Based on a standard drink 1/2 ounce 

of pure alcohol per drink) 

wZero drinks = No alcohol related incidents (long or 

short term) 

wOne drink in a 24-hour time frame = No increased 

risk 

wTwo drinks daily = No increased risk if you are not 

driving and some research shows a health benefit 

wThree drinks – not to exceed three drinks in a setting 

= frequently exceeding three drinks results in long-term 

medical concerns and increases risk of alcohol-related 

incidents. Not to exceed 14 drinks in a week. 

And as always remember, you are in Germany so don’t 

drink anything and drive. 

For a free alcohol screening tool and more information 

about how to reduce risk, research on the 

risk factors or research specific to the Army, e-mail 

heather.a.robinson1@us.army.mil. 

Check out USAG Heidelberg Commander 

Lt. Col. Robert White’s blog 

“On-Post Living: Child Policies 

and Child Supervision Guidance; 

necessary for good order 

and discipline?” and let him know 

what you think online in the BWnow 

virtual community. 

http://myBWnow.ning.com 

COMMENTARY 

AFN: Understanding political talk on radio, TV 

By George A. Smith 

AFN EUROPE OPERATIONS 

Rush Limbaugh and Sgt. Chad “The 

Hitman” Highland both host shows on 

AFN radio, but Highland isn’t worried 

about competing with Rush for his 

next stripe. 

Different rules apply to the syndicated 

stateside radio talk show host 

and the AFN Heidelberg disc jockey 

doing the morning show in Baden- 

Württemberg. You’ll hear Rush’s 

political opinions on the airwaves, but 

you won’t hear Highland’s. 

Since Limbaugh isn’t a DoD employee, 

he is free to voice opinions 

critical of the president, Congress and 

the military while Highland, a Soldier, 

can’t. 

The key to understanding why 

political commentary airs on the 

American Forces Radio and Television 

Service and American Forces Network 

Europe is DoD regulation 5120.20-r, 

which says military networks should 

offer their overseas audience the same 

type and quality of shows airing in the 

United States. That’s why AFRTS airs 

Limbaugh, Ed Shultz, Keith Olbermann, 

Bill O’Reilly, Jon Stewart, Lou 

Dobbs and similar programs. 

The shows feature popular stateside 

personalities who make a living voicing 

bold, provocative statements seen 

by some as entertaining and others as 

offensive. The hosts’ attention-grabbing 

style, coupled with the U.S. elections, 

resulted in a spike in the number 

of people contacting AFN Europe 

and “Stars and Stripes” wondering 

why a DoD-run organization such as 

AFN Europe carries shows with hosts 

critical of the president, Congress, the 

military or a political party. 

“AFN has an obligation ... to provide 

our audience access to the same variety 

and diversity of programming they 

would enjoy if they were back in the 

States,” said AFRTS spokesman Larry 

Sichter. “We seek the programs the majority 

of Americans tune into ... we let 

the marketplace decide. If it’s popular, 

we try to get it on AFN.” 

Still, everyone from the leaders to 

the on-air talent at AFN Europe fully 

realize how sensitive politics can be. 

AFN Europe Commander Col. Scott 

Malcom says the subject of political 

commentary is, “One of the toughest 

programming challenges we face. The 

challenge is increased because we must 

appeal to an extremely broad demographic 

with very diverse desires for 

radio and television programming ...” 

“The bottom line is that we strive 

to replicate for our overseas audience 

the same options they might reasonably 

have if they were stationed in the 

United States,” Malcom said. 

Despite the variety of political commentary 

on AFN Europe radio and 

TV, audience members often request 

shows that represent their view point 

be expanded or run at a better time. 

They also ask that shows that don’t 

represent their opinion be canned or 

pushed to a different time slot. Others 

suggest AFN monitor shows in 

advance, and edit out statements that 

are disrespectful to the president, the 

Congress or the military. 

Editing shows is a clear “no go.” The 

regulation governing AFRTS operations 

is clear that editing out statements 

is censorship and never allowed. 

AFN Europe and AFRTS feel the 

best way to handle controversial programming 

is to leave it to the individual. 

There’s nothing to disagree with 

political commentary-wise with AFN 

Europe’s military and DoD civilian air 

personalities, such as Highland. Regulations 

and directives say they may not 

use the airwaves to communicate their 

political opinions and commentary. 

“When the audience tunes in to 

our broadcasts, they see us as a direct 

representative of the military and the 

Department of Defense,” said Highland’s 

boss, Master Sgt. Chris Seaton. 

“That’s why you’ll never hear one of 

our on-air personalities campaigning 

or giving their opinions on a political 

matter. Perception is reality.” 

If you really want to hear Highland’s 

political opinions, jaw with him over a 

beer after duty hours when he’s out of 

uniform. He’ll tell you what he thinks 

as Chad Highland, private citizen, but 

not a representative of the military or 

AFN. 

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Thursday, April 16, 2009 

NEWS 

3 

Resetting after deployment 

Photos by Kristen Marquez 

A hangar on Mannheim’s Coleman Barracks is filled with CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters undergoing a reset after redeployment. The reset program encompasses hours of 

work to get the aircraft back to Army standards before being returned to their units. 

Helicopter reset program ensures aircraft 

are ready to fly after years in the desert 

By Kristen Marquez 


Mannheim’s Coleman Barracks is 

the site of some important work that 

directly helps Soldiers deployed to Iraq 

and Afghanistan. 

Without the work of hundreds of 

maintenance workers there, many of 

the Army’s aircraft would not be ready 

for use after long deployments. 

The Theater Aviation Sustainment 

Manager-Europe is handling the helicopter 

reset program, essentially taking 

aircraft that have redeployed from theater, 

finding any mechanical or structural 

problems, fixing them, and getting 

them back to their units. 

“We do light, medium and heavy 

maintenance,” said Lt. Col. Tildon 

“Kye” Allen, TASM-E commander. 

“The reset program in particular runs 

the gamut. They do everything from 

servicing wiper blades to doing limited 

depot repairs, sheet metal, structural 

repairs, blade repairs (and) engine repairs. 

That reset encompasses all those 

levels of repair.” 

UH-60 Black Hawks should have a 

reset performed every 350 hours, while 

CH-47 Chinooks should have a reset 

performed every 200 hours, Allen explained. 

The standard time for the reset 

program overall is 270 days, or nine 

months – for the current reset, the team 

has this time to complete the work on 

59 helicopters. 

“However, each aircraft has a different 

turn around time,” Allen said. 

“UH-60A has a (turn around time) of 

83 days. That’s the target or the goal. 

For UH-60L it’s 80 days, for CH-47, 

it’s 113 days.” 

Once the aircraft go through the 

maintenance operations checks, Allen 

explained, it will then go through a 

maintenance test flight. Then, when it 

successfully completes the maintenance 

test flight, the aircraft’s unit will take its 

turn checking things out. “Essentially 

the process starts all over – they’ll do 

a pre-flight (check) … They’ll go over 

the aircraft and make sure it’s acceptable 

to them.” 

The operation at Coleman Barracks 

is handled almost entirely by contractors 

from Dyncorp International – currently 

approximately 320 – along with 

local national employees, according to 

Randall Strand, Dyncorp operations 

manager. Strand, a seven-year Army 

veteran, has been here for two years. 

Probably 98 percent of the employees 

in the hangar are prior service, according 

to Strand, who said his company 

looks for prior service when hiring new 

employees since they know the Army 

language and the aircraft. 

“Basically what you’re doing is you’re 

resetting the aircraft to a standard that 

the Army understands,” he said of the 

reset process. “You’re taking it back to 

something they can use. After sitting in 

the desert for one, two or three years, 

they deteriorate from the heat … We 

fix that and give the military something 

back to use in fighting the war – that’s 

why this is important. 

“It’s basically to keep the Soldier in 

an aircraft that is safe, keep a quality 

product underneath him or her that 

they feel comfortable with, and they 

can go off and fight a war. So we fight 

the war effort from behind the lines.” 

David Mussack is a Dyncorp mechanic 

who moved to Mannheim in 

October to work on the reset program. 

“(The reset program) provides a 

quality product to put Soldiers on the 

ground and get the wounded out – 

that’s how I look at it,” he said. “I really 

enjoy that part of it. I am a 20-year veteran, 

and I try to look out for the next 

guy.” 

(Above) Dyncorp International employee 

Richard Clark tightens a bolt on a UH-60 

Black Hawk tail rotor intermediate gear box. 

(Left) A Dyncorp International employee 

pours an adhesive to repair a pilot’s floor 

panel in a UH-60 Black Hawk. 

The reset program is a huge undertaking 

and a big logistical effort, Allen 

said. Besides the giant hangars filled 

with aircraft, there are several “back 

shops” including shops for sheet metal 

work, engine repair and avionics. 

“It’s important to the Army because 

it keeps our machines in a posture to 

deploy when they are needed,” he said. 

“Otherwise it would grow into states of 

disrepair …We are flying them longer, 

harder, and in austere conditions, and 

that requires a deeper maintenance.” 

All the aircraft currently undergoing 

the reset belong to the 12th Combat 

Aviation Brigade, which redeployed in 

the fall, Allen said. 

“We’re just having a really great time,” 

Strand said. “It’s difficult at times, but 

we get the job done.”

4 NEWS 


Students travel 

to 5 countries 

in 5 days with 

Heidelberg CYSS 

By Anne Anderson 

CYS SERVICES WORKFORCE PREPARATION 

High school teens and CYS Services 

staff from Heidelberg departed by bus 

April 3 for awhirlwind spring break 

tour of five countries in five days. 

To celebrate April, the Month of 

the Military Child, Heidelberg Child, 

Youth and School Services Teen Program 

traveled around Germany, Austria, 

Italy, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. 

Each teen paid $180 for transportation, 

entrance fees to museums and 

historical landmarks and lodging. 

To help keep the cost down, teen 

centers at military communities in 

Garmisch and Vicenza and Camp Darby 

in Italy hosted and welcomed the 

Heidelberg group. 

The group explored Dachau Concentration 

Camp, Garmisch, Innsbruck, 

Austria; Venice, Florence and 

Pisa, Italy; and Liechtenstein. 

The “Five Countries in Five Days” 

field trip gave local teens the opportunity 

to see Europe, socialize and 

make friends, observe and learn about 

cultures other than their own, gain 

knowledge about historically significant 

landmarks, and discover new 

things about themselves. 

For more information or to participate 

in the Lion’s Den Teen Center’s 

programs and special events, call DSN 

388-9396, civ. 06221-338-9396, or stop 

by the teen center. 

Teen center membership is free. 

HRSC-E trains KFOR postal rotation 

By Capt. Patricia Zisa 

HRSC-E POSTAL TEAM 

U.S. Army Photo 

Sgt. Blanca Ortiz, a technical inspector with the 40th Infantry Division’s postal platoon, 

and several other Soldiers from the 40th ID help to sort mail. Ortiz and the other Soldiers 

make up a deployable postal platoon conducting postal operations for Kosovo Forces 11. 

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – 

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 

Human Resource Sustainment 

Center-Europe oversaw the 

transition from an Air Force to an 

Army postal platoon in Kosovo recently. 

During the rotation, the Army’s 

40th Infantry Division postal platoon 

assumed control of the Kosovo 

Forces 11 postal operation from the 

KFOR 10 Air Force postal platoon. 

The 40th ID, also known as the 

“Sunburst” Division, is comprised of 

California Army National Guard Soldiers 

who were mobilized in September. 

The 40th ID formed a deployable 

postal platoon to assume postal 

operations for KFOR 11. The Soldiers 

received postal training at the 

U.S. Army Soldier Support Institute 

at Fort Jackson, S.C., and attended 

the Army Postal School’s five-week 

course to receive a general overview 

of postal finance and operations. 

Additionally, 1st Lt. Kristopher 

Speegle, the platoon leader, and Staff 

Sgt. Adelina Moran, the unit platoon 

sergeant, completed the course work 

for postal supervisors. 

Then HRSC-E stepped in to provide 

contingency postal operations 

training at Grafenwöhr. They provided 

a mobile postal team to train and 

certify the Soldiers for the rotation 

duty. The training consisted of one 

week of classroom training, which 

concentrated on the Soldiers’ operational 

skills and knowledge needed to 

effectively manage and control contingency 

postal operations. Furthermore, 

the Soldiers received two weeks 

of hands-on training in the Grafenwöhr 

Army Post Office. 

“The training we received in Germany 

provided by HRSC-E helped 

build my Soldiers into great postal 

clerks and managers. Specifically, 

the hands-on training we received 

from HRSC-E and the Installation 

Management Command post office 

in Grafenwöhr allowed my Soldiers 

to incorporate everything they were 

taught in a real-life postal setting,” 

Speegle said. 

The certification by the HRSC- 

E postal team in Germany helped 

the KFOR 11 postal platoon finalize 

preparations for the move to Camp 

Bondsteel, Kosovo. 

After months of preparation and 

weeks of training, the Soldiers were 

ready to conduct the postal operations 

at the Camp Bondsteel postal 

operations center. 

However, in order to maintain 

their tactical skills and situational 

response skills, they rehearsed contingency 

drills to ensure they were 

also prepared for any potential threat 

situations. For instance, the HRSC-E 

postal team directed Speegle to plan a 

suspicious package training scenario 

involving Kosovo Camp leaders and 

local unit first responders. 

“We are very appreciative for the 

support given by the HRSC-E, the 

Camp Bondsteel first responders, 

and all the participants throughout 

the planning and implementation of 

this training event. We plan to continue 

these types of simulated events 

so that we are prepared in the event 

that we encounter a contaminated or 

suspicious package,” Speegle said. 

The KFOR 11 rotation postal 

team is scheduled to serve at Camp 

Bondsteel until November 2010. The 

postal Soldiers look forward to their 

time in Kosovo and in providing first 

class postal service for the personnel 

stationed at Camp Bondsteel. 

“We look at each piece of mail we 

deliver as a piece of morale to the 

hearts and minds of the Soldiers of 

KFOR 11. By completing our mission 

each day we help do our part in 

helping Soldiers get through a long 

deployment,” Moran said.

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6 NEWS 


21st TSC holds ‘Year of the NCO’ retreat 

By Angelika Lantz 


As has become a tradition, the 

21st Theater Sustainment Command 

held a retreat and retirement 

ceremony before the four-day weekend 

at Panzer Kaserne April 2. 

Like the retreat in March, the ceremony 

was dedicated to the Year of 

the Noncommissioned Officer. 

Fittingly, retired Command Sgt. 

Maj. George Horvath III served as 

the featured guest speaker. 

Horvath, whose distinguished career 

as an NCO spans 32 years and 

assignments from battalion to major 

command level, praised the Army’s 

leadership for declaring 2009 

the Year of the NCO. 

He considers that focus on the 

NCO an excellent incentive to reflect 

on what is expected of today’s 

NCOs by their Soldiers, officers and 

peers. 

“Soldiering is tough, serious business, 

hard,” Horvath told the crowd 

in attendance. “This business of 

ours requires NCOs that are tough, 

physically fit, mentally strong and 

agile.” 

He spoke of how the NCO Corps 

provides the Army’s backbone and 

consequently must set and meet the 

highest standards. 

“Nothing happens in the Army 

that an NCO is not involved in – 

nothing; everything your Soldiers 

do, there is an NCO involved or 

darn well should be,” Horvath said. 

“There is no place in our Army 

Sgt. Frank Sanchez III 

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. George Horvath III, the featured guest speaker at the 21st 

Theater Sustainment Command’s Year of the NCO Retreat and Retirement ceremony at 

Panzer Kaserne April 2, provides the key note speech for the event. 

for minimum-standard NCOs. We 

should not tolerate any minimum 

standard NCOs in our ranks,” he 

added. 

High standards and effective 

leadership, mission accomplishment 

and proficiency, however, are 

impossible to achieve without excellent 

training. 

“Never forget that your Soldiers 

will not rise to the occasion; they 

will fall to the level of their training,” 

he said. 

Maj. Gen. Yves Fontaine, the 21st 

TSC’s commanding general, officiated 

during the ceremony and 

thanked the two retiring Soldiers, 

Col. Stephen Allen and Master Sgt. 

Wayne Mackey, for their service to 

the nation and the Army. 

“Today we will honor two warriors 

who are preparing to embark 

on a new life journey and bid farewell 

to the Army and the many Soldiers, 

leaders and friends they came 

to know during their extraordinary 

careers,” he said. 

Allen is the deputy commander 

of the 7th Civil Support Command 

and has served for 30 years. 

Mackey has held numerous leadership 

positions in the signal and 

communications field. He retires 

with 23 years of service. 

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Ceremony 

honors Europe’s 

top Army 

logistical units 

USAREUR Public Affairs 

The top Army logistical units in Europe 

were recognized at an April 8 ceremony 

at the Patrick Henry Village Pavilion in 

Heidelberg for their excellence in maintenance, 

deployment and supply operations. 

“As you get higher in the ranks, you learn 

that … the challenge is, ‘How do you sustain 

the combat arms forces?’” said Gen. 

Carter F. Ham, U.S. Army Europe commander, 

at the annual Combined Logistics 

Excellence Awards ceremony. 

“These guys have met that challenge 

with greatness,” he added. 

Ham presented the awards to units and 

organizations throughout Europe, including 

Germany, Italy, Romania, Kosovo and 

the Benelux region. 

“A number of units enter and only a few 

win,” said Mario Ambriz, logistics management 

specialist for USAREUR’s logistics 

division. 

The ceremony recognized the winners, 

runners-up and honorable mentions for 

all categories of the Army Award for Maintenance 

Excellence, the Deployment Excellence 

Award and the Supply Excellence 

Award. 

Awards are based on an on-site visit to 

each organization and a book containing 

the unit’s profile. Certain aspects of cleanliness, 

maintenance and efficiency make 

winners stand out, Ambriz said. 

“I just want to point out that as I shook 

everyone’s hand, the winners all said, ‘See 

you again next year,’ and the runners-up all 

said, ‘Next year we’ll win.’ So there truly is 

a high standard of excellence here,” Ham 

said as the ceremony ended. 

Winners will compete as semi-finalists 

at the Department of the Army level. 

Those results are due to be announced this 

weekend. 

Local Units Earning Awards 

Army Award for Maintenance Excellence 

wHeadquarters and Headquarters Company, Special 

Troops Battalion, V Corps, Heidelberg 

wMaintenance Activity Kaiserslautern, Theater Logistics 

Support Center-Europe, 21st Theater Sustainment 

Command, Kaiserslautern 

wHeadquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Army 

Reserve Command, Kaiserslautern 

Deployment Excellence Award 

wCompany C, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 

12th Combat Aviation Brigade, V Corps, Landstuhl 

Supply Excellence Award 

wHeadquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 212th 

Combat Support Hospital, 30th Medical Brigade, Meisau 

w212th Combat Support Hospital, 30th Medical 

Brigade, Miesau 

wProperty Book Office, United States Army Garrison 

Kaiserslautern, Installation Property Book Office, 

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Continuing a 50-year tradition 

Hamburg institute enhances 

U.S.-German partnership 

By Dave Melancon 

USAREUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

HAMBURG, Germany – 

When the Haus Rissen Hamburg 

International Institute 

for Politics and Economics 

began conducting seminars in 

1954, Europe was still recovering 

from World War II, the 

Cold War divided east from 

west and NATO – the trans- 

Atlantic bridge between continents 

– was still in its infancy. 

More than 50 years later, 

many of those discussions of 

military security, economic 

stability and partnership between 

continents continue. 

Members of the U.S. forces 

community in Europe, including 

service members, civilian 

employees and, occasionally, 

family members, have been 

involved in the seminar program 

since its founding. The 

institute, located in the Hamburg 

suburbs, is considered 

one of Germany’s leading 

think tanks for discussion of 

military security, economics 

and social issues. 

With some of Germany’s 

leading experts in their respective 

fields, seminar lecturers 

lead U.S. and German 

Bundeswehr participants in 

discussions that encompass 

politics and foreign affairs, 

national security, history and 

economics. Participants are 

encouraged to speak freely. 

Informal and after-hours 

meetings also add to the seminars’ 

success and are two of 

its most productive tools, said 

Eckard Bolsinger, Haus Rissen 

research program director. 

“Our grassroots-level discussions 

are at a very basic 

level where we try to improve 

the trans-Atlantic relationship,” 

he said. 

“We try within one week to 

give a firsthand understanding 

of how the German mind-set 

works. We try to helppeople 

to know how Germans and 

Americans think about foreign, 

security and economic 

policies.” 

Sometimes the most 

thought-provoking discussions 

take place outside of the 

seminar rooms, he added. 

“The most important 

things happen during the coffee 

breaks or in the evening at 

the bar,” Bolsinger said. 

To facilitate the discussions 

and to help participants 

concentrate on the seminars, 

Haus Rissen provides food 

and lodging during their stay. 

The self-contained campus 

includes several meeting and 

conference rooms, a buffetstyle 

dining area, recreation 

areas and guest rooms. 

In addition to the classroom 

and informal seminars, 

the week’s program includes a 

tour of Hamburg. 

Haus Rissen, one of the few 

remaining think tanks in Germany 

since the end of the Cold 

War, also conducts programs 

in trans-Atlantic and international 

relations in Hamburgarea 

schools and for German 

businesses and other organizations, 

Bolsinger said. Military-to-military 

programs are 

conducted only for U.S. and 

German service members and 

their civilian counterparts. 

There is very little difference 

between the institute’s officer 

and noncommissioned officer 

seminars, he said. Groups attend 

separate sessions based 

on rank and equivalent civilian 

pay grade solely to encourage 

free expression during discussions. 

“We do not get the average 

Soldier. It takes motivation to 

leave your compound and to 

be interested in the German 

environment,” Bolsinger said. 

“We have highly motivated 

students here. They are very 

curious and very supportive 

of the German speakers.” 

The only problem for many 

of the participants, he noted, 

was that many attend the seminars 

toward the end of their 

tours of duty or employment 

in Germany. 

As the United States sets 

some of its national priorities, 

Europeans are developing 

their own security and economic 

policies, he said. However, 

there is no reason for either 

to be concerned that the 

two are growing apart. 

“Sometimes it is hard for us 

in Germany to recognize that 

your focus of security policy 

has shifted in the last 12 to 15 

years. You are focusing more 

on the Pacific Rim and trans- 

Atlantic relations, and the European 

Union (nations) are 

Dave Melancon 

U.S. and German participants talk over a problem in international policy during a small group discussion at the 

Haus Rissen Hamburg International Institute for Politics and Economics March 24. 

“We try to give them an understanding 

that you can see the world from a 

different perspective.” 

-Eckard Bolsinger, Haus Rissen research program director 

less important than they were 

during the Cold War.” 

“But we will always stand 

with Number One,” he added, 

referring to the United States. 

Maintaining the relationship 

between Germany and 

America is an unwritten part 

of the German constitution, 

Bolsinger said. 

“The relationship between 

the U.S. and Germany is one 

central pillar in our (national) 

policy,” he said. “Our mission 

(at Haus Rissen) is to improve 

that pillar; to make it stronger, 

even in difficult times.” 

The seminars are successful 

if the participants return 

to their units and offices with 

a better understanding of one 

another, he said. 

“We try to give them an 

understanding that you can 

see the world from a different 

perspective. The European experience 

is different form the 

American experience.” 

Recent seminar participants 

said they valued that “European 

experience” Bolsinger 

mentioned. 

“The most useful part for 

me was gaining an understanding 

of how complicated 

Europeans really are,” said 

Master Sgt. James K. Eakes of 

the Joint Multinational Readiness 

Center Operations Group 

in Hohenfels. “The knowledge 

I gained will certainly be applied 

in my future interaction 

with Germans and Europeans 

and I’m quite confident will 

lead to improving all of my 

European – especially German 

– relationships.” 

Asaself-described medieval 

history enthusiast, Eakes said 

the seminar also filled in some 

major gaps in his understanding 

of German history. 

“The end of the post-medieval 

time frame we (studied) 

put a lot of things into better 

perspective for me,” Eakes 

said. “Of course, a historical 

understanding explains quite 

a bit about modern times.” 

Sara C. Hurt, of the Installation 

Management Command- 

Europe Security Office Heidelberg, 

said she thought linking 

Germany’s history to discussions 

about the future was informative 

and pertinent. 

“The most interesting subject 

to me was the future of the 

European Union,” the security 

specialist said. “I must admit I 

really had no background on 

it and did not realize how long 

it has been in the making and 

how much it has evolved over 

the years.” 

Hurt said she found the 

comparisons between the origins 

of the European Union 

and the United States particularly 

interesting and learning 

history from another nation’s 

point of view enlightening. 

Haus Rissen 

Information about Haus Rissen: 

www.hausrissen.org/index_eng.html 

To enroll in a Haus Rissen 

seminar: 

wU.S. Army Europe personnel: contact 

the USAREUR Public Affairs Office 

Community Relations section at DSN 

370-6647 or via e-mail at ocpa.pi@ 

eur.army.mil. 

wIMCOM-E personnel: contact the 

IMCOM-Europe Public Affairs Office 

at DSN 379-6328 or via e-mail at 

imcom-e-pao@eur.army.mil. 

wU.S. European Command personnel: 

contact the EUCOM Public Affairs 

Office Community Relations division 

at 430-8574 or via e-mail at ecpaactionofficers@eucom.mil. 

wU.S. Air Forces Europe personnel: 

contact the USAFE Public Affairs 

Office at DSN 480-6565 or via e-mail 

at usafe.pai@ramstein.af.mil. 

“Although I had lived in 

Germany for three years in 

the 1980s and then a little 

more than a year on this tour, 

Istill learned quite a bit that 

I did not know about German 

history, politics and the fine 

line they have to walk still to 

this day with the fallout from 

World War II,” Hurt said. 

Hurt’s final analysis of the 

seminar was proof of Bolsinger’s 

view about the informal 

grassroots discussions 

that take place among the U.S. 

and German colleagues who 

attend. 

“The most useful part overall 

to me, though, was the networking 

and the friendships 

made with the Germans and 

with our U.S. Air Force personnel,” 

she said.

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Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters land on training ranges to drop off Soldiers 

during an air-assault, live-fire training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 3. 

Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini 

Sgt. 1st Class Jarrod Gozy gives a toy to a wounded Afghan child in a hospital 

at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Friday. Gozy is assigned to Company B, 1st 

Battalion, 4th Infantry, based in Hohenfels. 

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter J. Pels 

Spc. Zachary Sexton deploys concertina wire around the entrance to a makeshift medical clinic in Abu Bakr, 

Iraq, April 7. Soldiers are preparing the facility for medical personnel from the Iraqi Ministry of Health, who 

will provide free medical care and consultation to area residents. Sexton is assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th 

Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. 


An Iraqi soldier gives stuffed bears to children at the Al Bestor School in 

Hariwab, Iraq, April 2. Iraqi soldiers, supported by U.S. Soldiers from Military 

Transition Team 336, delivered toys, pencils, paper, pens, erasers, markers, 

notebooks, pencil cases, backpacks, a freezer and a message on safety, time 

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Joint effort assists Afghanistan veterinarian in battle against rabies 

By Chuck Roberts 

LRMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

Dr. Ezatuallah Jaheed is waging a 

battle against a common enemy in Afghanistan 

that has remained virtually 

invincible. 

His foe is rabies, which kills an estimated 

55,000 people each year in Asia 

and Africa. 

In Afghanistan, rabies is prevalent 

from sources such as stray dogs wandering 

city streets. When an Afghanistan 

citizen is bitten by an animal suspected 

of having rabies, the capability 

doesn’t exist to diagnose and treat the 

victim. Except in a few rare cases, the 

outcome is 100 percent fatal once clinical 

signs of rabies begin. 

But the future looks brighter as a 

result of Jaheed’s recent visit to Landstuhl. 

During his three-week visit, the 

professor of veterinary pathology at 

Kabul University (Faculty of Veterinary 

Science) trained on techniques 

and lab equipment used for the detection 

and treatment of rabies. 

The plan is for the same techniques 

and equipment to be established at Kabul 

University. The diagnostic laboratory 

would be funded by governmental 

agencies such as the U.S. Agency for 

International Development and supported 

administratively through enduring 

relationships Jaheed developed 

with counterparts at the U.S. Army 

Veterinary Laboratory Europe and at 

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. 

“I will take all of this knowledge 

back to share with students and colleagues 

in my country where this information 

is very important and useful 

for my people,” said Jaheed, who 

is the only veterinary pathologist in 

Afghanistan. 

Two of Jaheed’s counterparts that 

he will keep close ties with are Leslie 

Fuhrmann, who has worked in the 

rabies lab at VLE for 10 years, and Lt. 

Col. (Dr.) Greg Saturday, who met Jaheed 

while in Afghanistan to deploy 

a rapid rabies diagnostic test for U.S. 

Veterinary Corp personnel. Saturday 

said he hopes to see Jaheed and his 

colleagues working autonomously in 

about a year in their effort to eradicate 

rabies in Afghanistan. 

In addition to his study of rabies, Jaheed 

spent time studying how to process 

tissue into glass slides, as well as 

the histopathological diagnosis of endemic 

diseases in his country such as 

foot-and-mouth disease and anthrax. 

“This has been a great example of 

interagency and joint cooperation 

between USAID, the Vet Lab, LRMC 

and Kabul University toward the advancement 

of science,” Saturday said. 

“Hopefully we have put into place a 

continuous exchange of knowledge 

that will benefit the colleagues of Dr. 

Jaheed, the ordinary people of Afghanistan 

and hope for others to come.” 

The goal is for autonomy in establishing 

the framework to help eradicate 

rabies in his country as soon as 

possible, but on a personal level Jaheed 

has a longer outlook. 

“I hope this relationship continues 

forever,” he said. 

Campbell 

gym to close 

temporarily 

in late May 

Staff Report 

Heidelberg’s Campbell Fitness 

Center will be closed 1 

p.m. May 21 until 5:30 a.m. 

May 26 for the installment 

of new water lines inside the 

building, according to Directorate 

of Public Works officials. 

The building, which was 

constructed about 60 years 

ago, still has its original water 

lines. Because of rust and 

calcium build-up, there are 

breaks in the lines and a lack of 

hot water to the gym’s shower 

facilities, DPW officials said. 

“These lines are being held 

together by the rust inside and 

the paint outside,” said James 

Thompson, DPW operation 

officer. “If we don’t replace 

these soon, this will become 

an indoor swimming pool not 

a fitness center.” 

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the Memorial Day holiday, patrons 

will still be able to get 

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gym, which will be open for 

regular hours May 21-22 and 

extend its hours May 23-25 to 

be open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 

“Although this work will 

close the (Campbell) Fitness 

Center for several days, our 

patrons will greatly benefit by 

having hot, reliable showers 

after their hard workout,” said 

Holly Ogren, Campbell Fitness 

Center facility manager. 

Record numbers turn our for annual egg hunt 

By Christine June 

USAG KAISERSLAUTERN PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

Close to 1,000 people, 

including more than 500 

children, hunted for 3,000 

decorated eggs hidden by 

the Easter Bunny for the U.S. 

Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s 

Eggstravaganza at Pulaski 

Park Saturday. 

A record number – “Four 

times the number of people 

who attended last year,”which 

held the previous record, said 

Bob Bigelow, garrison community 

recreation officer. 

Held as one of the garrison’s 

Month of the Military 

Child events, Eggstravaganza 

also fits into the Army Family 

Covenant – a commitment by 

Army leadership to improve 

the quality of life for families 

– by bringing a familiar 

family stateside event overseas, 

said Steve Selvey, the 

garrison’s Family and Morale, 

Welfare and Recreation’s 

Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation 

manager, who was in 

charge of this year’s event. 

“It was a great event – ran 

very smoothly, and we tried 

to fit everybody’s needs,” said 

Selvey, who added that he 

handed out “hundreds” of 

additional eggs at the park 

entrance for late arrivals. 

Good thing, too – as those 

thousands of hidden eggs 

were gone in a matter of minutes. 

The Easter Bunny, who 

was at the event greeting and 

posing for pictures with children 

and their parents, also 

handed out eggs for children 

who missed getting some 

during the hunt. 

Emma Brown, 3, climbed, 

Christine June 

Abigail Sausaman (right), 3, gives two of her eggs to Emma Brown, 3, Saturday at the U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s 

Eggstravaganza at Pulaski Park on Pulaski Barracks. 

slid and ran throughout the 

park’s playground – still, she 

had no luck in finding any 

eggs. However, she didn’t 

have to go to Selvey or the 

Easter Bunny for eggs, as 

Tyler Araujo, 4, and Abigail 

Sausaman, 3, each gave her 

two eggs when they saw how 

disappointed she was at not 

finding any eggs. 

“Because she didn’t have 

any – she was sad,” said Tyler, 

on why he gave Emma two of 

his eggs.His mother,Air Force 

Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Araujo, 

86th Airlift Wing’s Aeromedical 

Squadron, proudly added 

a bit more: “Easter egg hunts 

are supposed to be fun, and 

when he heard that she didn’t 

get any eggs, he just decided 

to give her some because he 

had plenty. One is really all 

children need to be happy – 

there’s candy inside.” 

For Emma’s mother, Ulrike 

Rheinhardt, who is a nurse at 

the Westpflzklinik in Kaiserslautern, 

was really glad she 

brought her four children to 

this free event to give them a 

taste of American culture. 

“(Germans) do have Easter 

egg hunts, but it’s something 

you do in your own yard and 

the Easter bunny isn’t there – 

that’s why I thought it was extra 

special. They had so much 

fun.” 

Decorated eggs of various 

sizes and filled with candies 

were hidden in four areas, 

blocked off into four age 

groups.

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NEWS 

IMCOM-E hosting summer camp 

IMCOM-Europe Public Affairs 

Installation Management Command- 

Europe is hosting a summer camp designed 

specifically for children of deployed 

service members. 

Called Camp A.R.M.Y. Challenge – 

the acronym stands for Adventure, Resilience, 

Memories, Youth – the June 

15-20 program offers not only a welcome 

break from the family stresses of 

deployment, but also a chance for “more 

than 200 kids to meet other youth facing 

similar challenges,” said Joe Marton, 

Child, Youth and School Services 

program specialist for IMCOM-Europe 

Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. 

Middle school and high school students 

currently in grades 6-12 whose 

active-duty parents have deployed or 

will be deploying between June 1, 2008, 

and March 1, 2010, are eligible to apply 

– and must do so by May 4. 

Although the camp is hosted exclusively 

by IMCOM-Europe Child, Youth 

and School Services, the camp will have 

some spaces open to children whose deployed 

moms or dads belong to the Air 

Force, Navy or Marine Corps. 

Students having just completed eighth 

grade are considered an eighth-grader 

for camp attendance and may only apply 

to the middle-school camp sessions. 

The weeklong camp, which will be 

held in Germany, will provide concentrations 

in basketball, culinary arts, 

DoDEA 

Deployed service members will be 

able to view their high school graduating 

seniors crossing the stage and moving 

their tassels from right to left via live 

Webcasts on graduation day. 

The Department of Defense Education 

Activity in Europe, the U.S. Army 

Europe and the U.S. Army 5th Signal 

Command have combined assets, talents 

and technologies to enable the live Webcasts 

via the Internet. 

The effort will allow at least 18 graduation 

ceremonies to be viewed by an 

estimated 125 deployed parents in Iraq, 

Afghanistan and other locations around 

the world. 

The first graduation ceremony will be 

Webcast June 4. The bulk of graduation 

ceremonies will take place simultaneously 

June 5. The last ceremony will be 

Webcast on the evening of June 11. A list 

of participating schools and information 

on how to access the broadcasts will 

be available at the DoDEA Web site once 

details are finalized. 

Using Web technology, deployed parents 

will be able to see their graduating 

senior cross the stage and view student 

More Info Online 

www.mwr-europe.com 

soccer and track and field. Plus all will 

participate in an outdoor adventure 

program (such as hiking, climbing and 

canoeing) and healthy living classes. 

“We want the experience to be fun but 

also educational,” Marton said. 

Additionally, the program aims to 

build positive relationships between 

military children, noted Marton, who 

added, “there are scores of stories of 

these kids building lasting friendships 

that started in CAC and other similar 

camps we have sponsored.” 

Besides Camp A.R.M.Y. Challenge, 

CYS Services will be offering summer 

programs at every IMCOM-Europe garrison 

for school-age children, middleschool 

youth and teens. 

As for CAC, a non-refundable $50 

camp registration fee is required when a 

child is selected to attend the camp. The 

fee reserves a slot in an assigned session. 

Central bus pick-up points will provide 

transportation to the camps; however, 

Marton stressed that individualized 

transportation will not be funded, with 

families being responsible for getting 

their sons or daughters to central bus 

pick-up points. 

Complete information details and application 

forms – which will be accepted 

only online – are available at www.mwreurope.com. 

Deployed parents can watch 

Europe graduations live 

messages recorded for the occasion. 

The collective effort is intended to give 

graduating students and deployed parents 

the opportunity to share in this life 

event. 

This is the seventh year the effort has 

been undertaken. Diana Ohman, director 

for DoDEA Schools in Europe, who 

has been very involved with each of the 

yearly Webcasts, says that although it is 

a monumental technical challenge, these 

Webcasts are emotionally significant to 

the student and the deployed parent. 

“There is no room for error,” she said. 

“It is too important. It is important to 

the graduating senior that he or she be 

able to share the event with their parents, 

as well as for the deployed parent 

to be able to view their son or daughter 

crossing the stage.” 

Planning for this year’s Webcast began 

in January. Seniors who had, or anticipated 

having parents deployed at graduation, 

were identified through the high 

schools and the immense coordination 

process began to broadcast these graduations 

in real time to Iraq, Afghanistan 

and other locations. 

For more information, call DSN 

338-7612, civ. 0611-380-7612. 

17 graduate from KMC 

hunter safety course 

KMC Rod and Gun Club 

The KMC Rod and Gun Club’s 

Hunter Safety Course graduates 

recently celebrated passing final 

exams and acceptance into the 

National Association of Hunting, 

State of Rheinland-Pfalz Division, 

at a knighting ceremony held 

March 27atthe Lichtenberg castle 

near Kusel. 

Before dining on a meal of wild 

boar in the castle restaurant, the 

graduates were called front and 

center to receive their “Jaegerbrief” 

certificates, be presented with a 

ceremonial pine branch and then 

asked to kneel and be stroked with 

the hunter’s sword by long-time 

German hunter Max Butler. 

The formal readings in English 

and in German told not only of the 

codes of honor German hunters 

must follow, but they also told of 

the duties and responsibilities entrusted 

to them for safe handling 

of firearms, care and protection of 

hunting lands and proper care and 

management of all game animals. 

The spring 2009 graduates were 

adiversegroup of active-duty Air 

Force, Army, Navy, an Air Force 

wife, Army and Air Force civilian 

employees and a University of 

Maryland professor. 

The graduates include: Tai Bolaji, 

Steven Bower, Donald Doran, 

Larry Dunbar Jr., Nicholas Fink, 

Trent Freidel, Dennis Grater, Zachary 

Hall, Allan Johnson, Joshua 

LeCour, Phil Maas, Angela Nicholson, 

Ryan Nicoletti, Richard Paradis, 

Charles Reid, John Rosnow 

and Tadros Friez. 

The German hunting license 

(Jagdschein) is available to all military 

ranks and civilian affiliates 

over age 18 (provided one can pass 

required background checks). 

Germany is suffering the same 

decline in the numbers of hunters 

as the United States, causing 

over-runs in game populations 

with added risks to motorists, 

crop damage and increased spread 

13 

of animal diseases. This increases 

hunting opportunities for all new 

hunters. 

The course of instruction, in addition 

to meeting three nights per 

week for nearly three full months, 

requires students to pass stringent 

marksmanship tests on both stationary 

and moving targets on all 

of the Vogelweh firing ranges. 

Shooter training and qualification 

required proven competency 

with rifles, shotguns and pistols, 

and for some students (especially 

the never-before hunters) required 

frequent weekends of practice at 

the ranges. 

Over the course of several weekends 

Rod and Gun Club employees 

and volunteers supervised and 

assisted students on the shooting 

ranges until they could pass each 

of the shooting skills requirements. 

One weekend field-outing provided 

practical training on a large 

German hunting revier several kilometers 

southwest of Ramstein. 

While there, volunteer hunters 

provided training on hunting techniques, 

close-up views of animal 

burrows, examples of wild boar 

damage in farmer’s fields, training 

on making, placing and recognizing 

German hunter’s “branch 

signs” (codes used for marking 

and signaling nearby hazards and 

useful in tracking wounded game 

and other communication), and 

they reviewed several styles of 

hunting seats and shelters used for 

both census taking and hunting 

German game animals. 

U.S. forces and affiliates are offered 

opportunities to participate 

in many European game hunts for 

varied species of both feathered 

and furred animals. 

And for those few who are “up 

to the test,” U.S. forces hunters may 

even get the opportunity to bag 

such prestigious European trophy 

game animals as the elusive mouflon 

sheep or hike alpine slopes for 

gams bock. 

Courtesy 

Mike Nolske and Greg Vernon present a Hunter Safety Course graduation certificate 

to Trent Friedel at a knighting ceremony held March 27 at the Lichtenberg castle near 

Kusel.

14 NEWS 


39th Trans. Bn. NCOs ‘read for success’ 

Program targets children of deployed parents 

By Angelika Lantz 


He truly is an unlikely suspect. Yet, 

Sgt. Daryl Meyer volunteers for the 

“Reading for Success” program taken 

on by the noncommissioned officers of 

the 39th Transportation Battalion. 

During the Year of the NCO, the 21st 

Theater Sustainment Command’s 39th 

Transportation Battalion has planned 

a different project each month to spotlight 

and celebrate NCO contributions. 

Their first reading session for the 

program took place March 17-20 on 

Vogelweh with children from the Kaiserslautern 

Elementary School. 

“The kids loved it and were very excited 

to have their own reading buddy. 

For some of our students, this is the 

only time they get to have someone 

read to them or to listen to them read,” 

said Sheri Thomas, the reading specialist 

at KES. 

The kids weren’t the only ones who 

enjoyed it. 

“We had about 35 NCOs volunteer 

and participate that first week. It was 

such a success and everyone enjoyed it 

so much that we added another week. 

Then we decided to continue after the 

spring break. Now we hope to have 

By George A. Smith 

AFN EUROPE OPERATIONS 

AFN Europe is debuting a 

new AFN The Eagle Top 20 

AFN countdown show and 

adding more Stateside and 

host nation news as a result 

of its just-concluded survey. 

The network wanted at 

least 1,500 online surveys, 

but got 4,637, thanks to ads 

in “Stars and Stripes” and installation 

newspapers, AFN 

publicity that included 10 

“fill out a survey” radio remotes 

and the enticement 

of a prize by the Edelweiss 

Lodge and Resort. 

The survey indicates 

most U.S. military personnel 

in Europe listen to the 

radio when they drive to 

work,just like they do in the 

States. Most listeners tune in 

AFN The Eagle and Power 

Network weekday mornings 

from 6-10 a.m. Among 

people who listen to AFN 

The Eagle, 76.7 percent listen 

to the morning disc jockey 

from 6-10 a.m., while 58.6 

percent of Power Network 

listeners tune in to Morning 

Newswatch from 6-9 a.m. 

Americans’ musical tastes 

vary as wildly as the flavors 

about six Soldiers carry on for the rest 

of the school year, either on a weekly or 

biweekly basis,” said Sgt. 1st Class Glen 

Faulkenberry, the 39th Transportation 

Battalion training NCO and the program’s 

coordinator. 

Thomas was happy to hear the news. 

She explained that in addition to filling 

the need for reliable volunteers, Soldiers 

make great role models, too. 

“It shows kids that reading is important 

since our Soldiers are taking time 

off from their missions to read to them 

or listen to them read,” she said. 

Meyer is one of the NCOs who has 

returned. He read two storybooks to 19 

kindergarteners April 1, asking questions 

about the books and answering 

some of the questions the children had. 

By the time they gave him a unanimous 

“thumbs up,” he was all smiles. 

“I didn’t think I even liked kids. I 

guess I just haven’t been exposed to 

them much and had no idea they could 

be so much fun,” Meyer said. 

Though this admission is made a bit 

shyly, there is no hesitancy when he says 

he will continue to participate in the 

reading program as long as possible. 

“I never realized that with so many 

parents deployed, the kids miss having 

someone read to them or listen to them 

AFN Europe survey results will bring changes 

you find at a European sidewalk 

ice cream shop. While 

47.7 percent of listeners want 

to hear more country, 44.1 

percent want to hear less, 

and although 40.1 percent 

of respondents want to hear 

more Hip-hop/R&B, 54.3 

percent want less. In comparison, 

only 21.9 percent of 

respondents said they want 

to hear less of Hot Adult 

Contemporary music, the 

dominant music in the AFN 

The Eagle format. 

With this in mind, AFN 

Europe is giving stations 

more flexibility to reach listeners 

with a mix of Progressive 

Hot Adult Contemporary 

music that meets local 

audience preferences. 

The AFN Europe survey 

indicated strong support for 

the AFN The Eagle format 

as well as weekend countdown 

shows, so the network 

will debut a new Eagle 

Countdown show Sundays 

at 1 p.m., featuring the most 

popular songs airing on 

the Eagle that week. You’ll 

choose what will be on the 

countdown by casting votes 

on the Web site. 

Other radio programming 

changes include moving 

Little Steven’s Underground 

Garage from AFN The Eagle 

at 4 p.m. Saturday to Power 

Network 8 p.m. Saturday, 

since it’s more popular with 

the older listeners who tune 

in the Power Network, and 

moving American Country 

Countdown from 11 a.m. 

Sunday to 5 p.m. Sunday on 

AFN The Eagle. The popular 

show will also continue to 

air on the Power Network. 

Z Rock 50, which aired at 5 

p.m. Sundays on AFN The 

Eagle, will go off the air completely. 

The survey shows National 

Public Radio shows, Rush 

Limbaugh and Ed Shultz all 

have loyal, dedicated listeners 

and AFN Europe won’t 

change anything with them. 

The major complaints 

about AFN radio were poor 

reception and difficulty 

tuning in frequencies with 

American car radios. AFN, 

in coordination with host 

nations, continues to work 

on getting better frequencies, 

but host nation stations 

naturally get priority. Add 

to this that getting a new radio 

frequency usually takes 

about seven years. 

Since the entertainment 

Angelika Lantz 

Sgt. Daryl Meyer, a training sergeant with 

the 39th Transportation Battalion, reads to a 

group of kindergarteners at Kaiserslautern Elementary 

School April 1. 

read,” he said. 

Meyer, who is single and does not 

have children, hopes to inspire others 

when they learn about the program. 

Additionally, he says it is definitely fun, 

and there is a work connection. 

“You always hear being an NCO and 

leading Soldiers is a lot like being a parent 

and taking care of kids,” he said. “In 

both cases you have to show that you 

care to be effective; you need a firm 

hand at times and you need to set an 

example.” 

programming you see on 

AFN TV comes from the 

Broadcast Center in California, 

AFN Europe focused 

its TV questions on products 

created in Europe such 

as the AFN Europe Report 

and short infomercials called 

“spots.” 

Audience comments on 

spots ranged from “I get real 

tired of the same old commercials,” 

to “run the shows 

without the public service 

announcement breaks, then 

use the extra minutes to run 

selected short newscasts and 

short videos.” 

But eliminating the spots 

and airing stateside commercials 

isn’t possible. AFN 

Europe’s primary mission 

is command information. 

Airing commercials would 

result in producers charging 

the American Forces Radio 

and Television Service for 

shows. 

Another major TV finding 

was that only 19.2 percent 

of survey respondents say 

they watch the AFN Evening 

newscast every night. 

AFN Europe is expanding 

its newscast to 30 minutes to 

provide the audience a more 

traditional news show. 

Work orders to 

be filled faster 

with upgrades 



For those who have tried to 

call the Heidelberg Directorate 

of Public Works service order 

number and waited a long time 

to hear a human voice, rest assured 

the dead phone time is no 

longer. 

Community members should 

now experience less wait time 

when reporting a problem to the 

DPW service order work desk, according 

to DPW’s Erich Deffner. 

“With our old phone system, 

occasionally there have been situations 

where customers had to 

wait over 20 minutes before their 

call was answered,” Deffner said. 

“Sometimes the phone system 

even failed to connect customers 

to our DPW service order desk 

agents.” 

Deffner said new upgrades on 

the call center will benefit everyone 

in the community. Changes 

include an adjustable menu 

structure and the possibility to 

add more personnel to the call 

center during peak hours. 

“DPW is running a call center 

for service orders,” he said. “The 

phone system for this portion 

has been upgraded, providing 

more flexibility to represent the 

DPW workflow for receiving 

service orders.” 

They’ve also made changes to 

the DPW internal processes to 

more quickly answer questions 

regarding the status of existing 

service orders, he said. 

Customers will be presented 

a structured menu of the most 

common issues when they call 

the service order line. For issues 

not handled by DPW, such 

as telephone, television or computer 

issues, customers will be 

directly connected to external 

providers. 

DPW work orders 

Hours 

wMonday - Thursday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 

Friday 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: DSN 

387-3310/3311/3312, civ. 

06221-4380-3310/3311/3312 

we-mail serviceord411@eur.army.mil 

wAfter hours emergencies: DSN 115, 

civ. 06221-17-115 

wClosed German and American holidays 

Phone Menu 

1 - Existing service order 

2 - New service order 

3 - Telephone problems 

4 - TV problems 

5 - Safe repair, office furniture, equipment 

repair 

9 - Information on hours of operation

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NEWS 

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MANNHEIM 

MOUT site to open soon 

Staff Report 

A new urban training facility 

is set to open May 19 at the 

Local Training Area in Mannheim-Lampertheim 

to help 

prepare Soldiers for possible 

deployment missions. 

The military operations on 

urban terrain, or MOUT, site 

will be able to locally support 

training for mission-essential 

and warrior battle tasks. 

The site consists of four 

structures with multiple 

rooms, where team and squad 

leaders can train Soldiers on 

everything from the basics 

of entering a building and 

clearing rooms to learning 

the concepts of clearing multiple 

buildings and rooms as a 

squad or platoon. 

Platoon or squads can also 

practice offensive and defensive 

operations of a building 

Staff Report 

U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg 

will celebrate Earth Week 

next week with a variety of 

events and activities for the 

community. 

“It’s kind of a catch phrase 

to say that ‘Earth Day is every 

day,’ but it’s important to 

remember everything we can 

do to conserve resources and 

protect our ecosystem every 

day, not just when someone’s 

looking over your shoulder,” 

said Tim Clark, who works for 

the Heidelberg Directorate of 

Public Works’ Environmental 

Division. “We really hope 

that everyone in the community 

learns something from 

this Earth Week celebration 

and benefits as well. There are 

some really great programs 

that people have put together.” 

Heidelberg Middle School’s 

Drama Club students performed 

their “Ecology Challenge” 

production April 2 to 

teach their peers about environmental 

problems and their 

solutions. 

The presentation started 

with an enthusiastic question-and-answer 

skit about 

how long it takes some items 

to degrade in the trash. One 

student announced that Fresh 

Kills Landfill in New York has 

a greater volume than the 

Great Pyramid of Giza. The 

as well as upper-level entry 

techniques. 

“The first of its kind in this 

area, the MOUT site training 

facility has proven itself to be 

an invaluable training tool 

for operations, ensuring our 

Soldiers are better equipped 

to deal with the numerous 

variables encountered when 

deployed in an urban environment,” 

said Michael S. 

Marcustre, range and LTA coordinator 

in Mannheim. 

The 7th Army Joint Multinational 

Training Command’s 

Range and Training Land Program 

funded the cost of the 

facility, and U.S. Army Garrison 

Mannheim funded the 

site preparation. 

The site’s grand opening is 

scheduled for 10:30 a.m. May 

19 and will include a ribboncutting 

followed by a live 

demonstration. 

students addressed ozone depleting 

substances with beat 

poetry, alternative transportation 

with “Driving Miss Lazy,” 

and Jack Johnson’s “The 3 Rs 

(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)” to 

bring the message home. 

“People always remember 

lyrics to songs. What better 

way is there than through song 

and dance to get an important 

message across,” said Pat 

Kiebler, HMS drama teacher. 

“And it’s fun.” 

Many more events are happening 

all over the area this 

week and next – some on post 

and some in neighboring German 

communities. Tuesday 

and Wednesday, students from 

HMS ventured to the Solar- 

Park in Walldorf for a facility 

tour to get a first-hand look 

at how photovoltaic energy is 

generated and integrated into 

the regional power network. 

HMS students also worked 

with a group of German students 

Wednesday to preserve 

a dune habitat in Sandhausen. 

They will meet again next 

week to finish the project. 

“This is wonderful for the 

students from our two cultures 

to work together on 

something that is so important 

to all of us,” said Susan 

Gehring, HMS assistant principal. 

“This is truly a global 

issue, and it is great when we 

can work together on this.” 

Next week, tune in to AFN 

Local Soldiers to participate in competition 


While the Army’s observance of the Year 

of the Noncommissioned Officer continues, 

leaders at Army garrisons throughout Europe 

will turn their attention to NCOs and Soldiers 

for another reason as the Installation 

Management Command-Europe Region Soldier 

and NCO of the Year competition takes 

place May 10-13 at Grafenwöhr. 

According to Installation Management 

Command-Europe Command Sgt Maj. Tracey 

Anbiya, garrisons have until April 24 to 

submit packets to the review board for the 

2009 competition. 

“NCOs and Soldiers always bring their A- 

games to competitions like this. But with the 

focus on NCOs this year, we think we’ll see 

competitors raise the bar,” Anbiya said. 

Anbiya and a board consisting of garrison 

command sergeants major from assigned 

garrisons and their representatives will gather 

at Grafenwöhr to evaluate and score competitors’ 

knowledge and proficiency in a slew of 

military tasks and subjects. 

The annual competition is a three-phased 

event. Phase 1 of the competition was the unit 

Heidelberg community gears up for Earth Week 

Students from the Heidelberg Middle School Drama Club perform “Ecology Challenge” April 2. 

The Eagle daily Monday 

through April 24 and check 

out the quiz in the Herald 

Post for chances to win prizes 

sponsored by AAFES. 

For those who want to burn 

calories instead of gasoline, 

there will be a bike auction 

at 1 p.m. May 2 at the Recyclinghof 

on Speyerer Strasse 

near the Heidelberg Army 

Air Field. Abandoned bikes 

from around the city will be 

sold to the highest bidder. 

Bike path maps of Heidelberg 

from FMWR will be available 

at PHV Library and during 

AAFES bike tune-ups Tuesday 

and Friday during Earth 

Week. Visit www.epa.gov for 

tips on how to protect the environment 

and your health. 

April 21 

wAlternative Transportation Day 

wPapermaking at the Reuse Center 

wAAFES bicycle maintenance 

wJudging for SAS art contest 

April 22 

wGermersheim base clean-up 

wPapermaking at the Reuse Center 

wMTES flower planting 

wAAFES tire pressure day 

wGirl Scouts PHV clean-up 

April 23 

wHMS Sandhausen dune project 

wGermersheim recycling day 

wPHV CDC flower planting 

April 24 

wGermersheim planting and barbecue 

wHMS environmental relay races 

selection of an NCO and a Soldier to participate 

in Phases 2 and 3 at Grafenwöhr. 

Phase 2 is the field competition during 

which NCOs and Soldiers will face rigorous 

tests that challenge their Soldier skills both 

technically and tactically in every aspect. 

Phase 3 is the selection board. The IM- 

COM-E command sergeants major will chair 

both the Soldier and NCO selection boards. 

The boards will use a fast-paced series of 

questions and constant change of subjects to 

evaluate each competitor’s military bearing, 

confidence and knowledge in a multitude of 

areas such as land navigation, physical fitness, 

leadership, history, NCO Creed and history, 

first aid, sexual harassment and sexual assault 

and more. 

“This is a very challenging competition. 

Any NCO or Soldier who advances to the 

Grafenwöhr phases has truly accomplished 

a lot and should be proud to represent their 

garrisons,” said Anbiya. “At Graf, we pick the 

best from among the best in Europe who will 

advance to compete at the National Capital 

Region event.” 

The IMCOM-Europe awards ceremony is 

scheduled for May 28 in Heidelberg. 

Earth Week Events 

Courtesy 

wJudging of HMS door decorations and 

posters 

wAAFES bicycle maintenance 

April 25 

wSAS picnic with hike and Dishmobile 

and recycled newspaper hats for kids 

All Week 

wEnvironmental books on display at the 

PHV Library 

wOutdoor Recreation has “Bike to Work” 

maps available 

wLunch recycling challenges at MTES 

and PHES 

wTree plantings at the golf course 

wRadio quizzes on AFN The Eagle 

wPHES compost training and trash 

pick-up 

More event details: DSN 387-3028

16 NEWS 


IMCOM-Europe accepting 

FY 2010 mentor, mentee 

program applications for 

GS-11 through GS-13 


Installation Management Command-Europe is accepting applications 

for its Centralized Mentoring Program for fiscal year 2010. 

Individuals interested in either being a mentee or mentor in the 

Headquarters IMCOM Centralized Mentoring Program – HCMP 

–may fill out application forms available online or at local human 

resources offices, according to Raymond Zawalski, IMCOM-Europe 

human resources specialist. 

“This is a great opportunity (for those) with aspirations of developing 

their leadership skills for future challenging positions to be 

mentored by a senior leader,” Zawalski said. 

Zawalski also said that the program provides senior leaders with an 

avenue to help develop well-rounded managers at the mid or senior 

level by providing them the opportunity to enhance their leadership 

skills by grooming individuals for higher-level responsibility. 

Employees who are GS-11 through GS-13, or equivalents, and employees 

covered by the National Security Personnel System whose positions 

are equivalent to GS-11 through GS-13, are eligible to apply. 

A number of IMCOM employees will be selected as mentees / mentors 

and be matched up. 

In addition to supervisory signatures, applications require endorsements 

from the garrison commander/manager or deputy garrison 

commander and the region director or designee. 

Applications must be received in IMCOM-Europe Human Resources 

(Raymond Zawalski) by June 12. 

Individuals seeking more information should contact their garrison 

HR office. 

AUTISM 

continued from page 1 

that it wasn’t normal for a 

2-year-old not to speak, or at 

least say “mama” and “dada.” 

“(Language delays) are often 

the first flag that parents 

and/or doctors pick up on 

that leads them to us,” said 

Julie Brannon, occupational 

therapist, Educational and 

Developmental Intervention 

Services for the Heidelberg 

and Mannheim communities. 

She went on to say that parents 

often know something is 

different about their child. 

“They know their kids best, 

but aren’t ready on their own 

to ask the question that might 

lead (to seek help),” Brannon 

said. 

For Susie, whose father is 

deployed to Iraq with the 18th 

Engineer Brigade, the path to 

diagnosis meant a trip with 

her mom and an EDIS staff 

member to Landstuhl Regional 

Medical Center, where they 

met with a developmental pediatrician 

and a psychologist. 

There the psychologist performed 

a standardized test for 

autism detection that Betty 

said looked like play time for 

Susie. 

Welcome home 624th MCT 

But what the doctor looked 

for with the Modified Checklist 

for Autism in Toddlers, or 

M-CHAT, were clear indicators 

that Susie’s behaviors fell 

into the spectrum of autism. 

Autism is just one of several 

other similar neurological 

disorders, which are as 

a group called autism spectrum 

disorders, according to 

Autism Speaks, a non-profit 

organization dedicated to autism 

awareness. 

Three main indicators that 

doctors and therapists look 

for when working with children 

suspected of autism are 

delayed or disordered communication, 

both verbal and 

non-verbal; restricted or repetitive 

behaviors; and lack of 

social interaction. 

Susie, from her lack of 

speech and eye contact to her 

open books, fits the profile of 

an autistic child.Another trait: 

“She doesn’t like to play with a 

big group … she just wants to 

be alone,” Dzreke said. 

Once a child has been identified 

as having developmental 

delays, whether autism or 

some other disorder or delay, 

the EDIS staff develops, in 

concert with the child’s parents, 

an Individualized Family 

Service Plan, which determines 

what kind and the 

frequency of services the child 

will receive. 

The various therapists at 

EDIS then provide in-home 

therapy sessions, where they 

not only work with the children 

but also teach the parents 

to incorporate therapeutic 

activities into their normal 

routine. 

Dzreke said EDIS staff 

members visit her house twice 

each week and have taught 

her a lot. “They taught me 

how to handle her, to let her 

move around and do her own 

thing,” she said. 

The biggest concern for 

Dzreke is whether Susie will 

talk. However, she has become 

friends with another family 

with an autistic daughter who 

at age 3 is talking, which gives 

Dzreke hope. 

EDIS services are available 

for children from birth to age 

3, when they can enter developmental 

preschool in the 

local Department of Defense 

Education Activity school. 

The most common delays 

seen in the Heidelberg and 

Mannheim communities are 

Checking Your Child’s Development 

EDIS Happy Hours 

Parents can talk to professionals about their child’s development 4-6 p.m. April 21 at 

Mark Twain Village Child Development Center or 4-6 p.m. April 22 and 28 at Mannheim 

Child Development Center. 

Milestones and More 

Free Developmental Screenings for children birth to 3 years (language, motor, social, 

self-help and hearing screened) 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. April 29 at the Family Child Care Center, 

Bldg. 742 on Sullivan Barracks in Mannheim. DSN 385-3133, civ. 0621-730-3133. 

common speech and motor 

delays, according to Carol 

Schrimp, EDIS program manager. 

The rate of autistic children 

in the two communities 

is on par with the national average, 

she said. 

Parents are encouraged to 

learn developmental milestones 

to ensure their child is 

developing within a normal 

range. 

“All children develop differently, 

and we know that and 

we say that,” Schrimp said. 

To help identify children 

who are not developing normally, 

the health clinics in the 

Heidelberg and Mannheim 

communities require parents 

to fill out “ages and stages” 

questionnaires at every wellbaby 

and well-child appointment. 

They also host various 

Sgt. Frank Sanchez III 

Capt. Alex Hunter, 

a member of the 

624th Movement 

Control Team, 39th 

Transportation 

Battalion, 21st 

Theater Sustainment 

Command, 

holds his son, Jack, 

at a welcome home 

ceremony April 8 at 

Kleber gymnasium 

on Kleber Kaserne. 

Hunter and 20 

other Soldiers 

from the 624th 

MCT returned 

from a 15-month 

deployment to 

Afghanistan in support 

of Operation 

Enduring Freedom. 

While there they 

coordinated 

transportation 

operations for 10 

months in Bagram 

and five months at 

Forward Operating 

Base Shank. This 

included about 

800 Mine Resistant 

Ambush Protected 

vehicles, thousands 

of containerized 

supplies, air 

pallets and service 

members. 

events throughout the year to 

try to identify children who 

need assistance. Twice a year 

they offer Happy Hours,where 

they provide information to 

parents at child development 

centers during pickup times. 

They also host twice a year 

Milestones and More, where 

they offer basic screenings for 

anyone in the community. 

In addition, information is 

available at the various community 

fairs and festivals 

throughout the year. EDIS also 

accept walk-ins and referrals 

from pediatricians and works 

closely with the Exceptional 

Family Member Program. 

Regardless of how a child is 

referred to EDIS, what matters 

is that the child and his family 

get the help they need. 

“EDIS has helped me a lot,” 

Dzreke said.

HP 


LEISURE 

17 

Heidelberg Schloss: 

A different perspective 

Step back in time with the night watchman 

on an entertaining, historical castle tour 



The year was 1622, and we arrived at the 

Heidelberg Castle on a glorious Sunday 

evening, cameras in tow, to be met by a 

friendly and uniformed lantern-wielding 

gentleman at the front gate. 

He was the Heidelberg Castle night 

watchman, and we were being recruited to 

fight on the front lines the next morning 

against the Catholics who were planning 

to conquer and seize the castle and the city 

from the streets below. 

But first, we were going to be treated to 

a special tour of the castle. 

The night watchman greeted us with 

his lantern and weapon and escorted us to 

the terrace area for some complimentary 

champagne and a short history lesson as 

we looked out over the city of Heidelberg. 

Our group included about 13 curious 

members of the community and family 

members visiting from the United States. 

On the tour, we were given background 

information on the castle itself as well as 

its former (or current, since we were supposed 

to be in 1622) occupants, who were 

not staying at the castle at the time due to 

the 30 Years War, which had begun in 1618. 

The night watchman introduced us to an 

army sergeant who showed us the correct 

way to fire a weapon, as well as diagrams 

of helping wounded comrades, which definitely 

did not include the modern conveniences 

you’d find at the health center here. 

A little while later, we met Margaret, the 

castle maid, as she was cleaning up and 

dusting the rooms. Margaret kept us entertained 

as she told us about some of the 

customs and traditions for the population 

during the 17th century – including ways 

to determine if the lone single male in our 

group would be a good match for her to 

try to court. 

Elizabeth, one of the local townspeople, 

also joined us on our tour. She brought 

“mud shoes” to try to trade with someone 

in exchange for perhaps some rats – one of 

the few meat sources available at the time 

due to the impending takeover. Members 

of our tour group tried on the shoes – but 

no one took her up on the rat offer. 

Elizabeth, Margaret and the night watchman 

escorted us to the castle’s chapel, a 

beautifully decorated area where they tried 

to convince two members of our group 

to get married right then and there – they 

decided against it. 

After about an hour and a half of laughing, 

learning and chatting, the tour concluded 

with refreshments from the castle’s 

restaurant. 

Tours such as this are offered by Schloss 

Heidelberg and are never the same tour 

twice. There may be different rooms to 

visit or new characters to meet. Some tours 

can even include a two-course dinner in 

the middle of the tour or a dessert bar after 

its conclusion. It simply depends on what 

the group wants to learn about and what 

parts of the castle are available for touring 

that day. 

The tours can be done entirely in English, 

and you can request a date and time 

that fits into your schedule. Ideally, eight 

to 10 people make for a good sized tour, 

but larger groups can be accommodated. 

You should try to give the castle at least a 

week’s notice from the date you’d like to 

schedule a tour. 

The castle also offers weekly open Night 

Watchman Tours in German, with the next 

one being 8 p.m. May 3. An English tour 

will be available that night as well, and 

the service center hopes to begin offering 

weekly English open tours for those who 

don’t want to book a special group tour. 

To book a tour, call the Service Center 

Schloss Heidelberg civ. 06221-65-5716 or 

06221-53-8431 or e-mail info@servicecenter-schloss-heidelberg.com. 

Kelli Bland 

Kristen Marquez 

“The sergeant” teaches his recruits (aka the tour group) how to fire the weapon 

they will be expected to use in battle the next morning as part of The Night 

Watchman Tour of the Heidelberg Castle. 

(Top) “The night watchman” discusses the history of the Heidelberg Castle to 

ensure his 13 recruits understand why they are preparing to battle the Catholics 

in the morning. 

Kelli Bland 

Local townsperson “Elizabeth” (left) and Heidelberg Castle maid “Margaret” attempt 

to trade mud shoes for a few good quality rats.

18 FAMILY & CULTURE 


GERMAN COOKING 

Ms. Vicki’s Online Talk Show 

Don’t get enough Ms. Vicki in the Herald Post? Now you can tune in for her Internet radio show at 

www.blogtalkradio.com/dearmsvicki to hear her talk about teen dating violence, helping military 

children have a smooth transition, relationships and more. 

Blanched white asparagus 

with fine air-dried ham 

Ingredients: 

w1 lb fresh white asparagus 

w1 large ripe avocado 

w1/2 cup Basic Oil and Vinegar Dressing (see recipe below) 

w4 ripe round or plum tomatoes, skinned 

w4 large fresh Basil leaves, shredded 

w8 wafer-thin slices German imported Black Forest ham 

w1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives 

wsea salt and freshly ground pepper 

Preparation: 

wTrim the bottoms of the asparagus stalks and peel with a vegetable 

peeler. Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil and drop 

in the asparagus. Simmer for 3 minutes and have a large bowl of 

iced water ready. 

wUsing a large slotted spoon, lift out the asparagus spears 

carefully. Place immediately into the iced water and leave for 5 

minutes, then carefully drain. 

wSlice the avocado and mix gently with a third of the dressing. 

Season well. Slice the tomatoes thinly and season. Allow to stand 

for 10 minutes then drizzle with another third of the dressing and 

mix in the basil. 

wArrange two slices of ham on each of four large plates. Divide 

the asparagus, tomato and avocado between the plates. Drizzle 

the last of the dressing over the asparagus and sprinkle over the 

chives. Season with coarsely ground pepper and serve. 

Basic Oil and Vinegar Salad Dressing Ingredients: 

w4 ounces rapeseed or vegetable oil 

w4 ounces olive oil 

w4 ounces German white wine or German apple 

wvinegar or half of each 

w1/2 teaspoon sea salt 

w1 teaspoon German mustard 

w1 teaspoon German honey (optional) 

w1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 

Preparation: 

wWhisk together all ingredients. Store refrigerated in sealed jar. 

Whisk again just before serving. 

SOURCE: www.germanfoods.org 

DEAR MS. 

Vicki 

Vicki Johnson is a military 

spouse and clinical social 

worker with more than 12 

years experience working 

with families in crisis. To 

contact Ms. Vicki, e-mail her at 

dearmsvicki@yahoo.com. 

Dear Ms. Vicki, 

Ihave anout-of-control son who 

is only 4 years old. I hope this is not 

an indication of what he will be like 

when he is 14 years old. 

Iamafraid to leave my home 

with him. He tantrums in the commissary 

like 20 going east and west. 

Last week we went to the PX, and 

he was rolling over on the floor. 

Its’ hard for me to shop, do any 

chores, or meet my friends for lunch. 

For one thing, he is not doing good 

in day care, and none of my friends 

want to swap babysitting because 

they don’t want to keep him. 

He’s been in trouble for biting 

other children and fighting 

with them for no reason at all. He 

screams, kicks and has even hit me 

and his father. 

Iamveryembarrassed by his 

behavior. I know you are not The 

Nanny, but any advice you can give 

me will be very helpful. 

From: Tired Of Tantrums 

Dear Tantrums, 

Ilove answering questions like 

this. I guess it’s because I like giving 

advice on behavior management, 

etc. 

To start, you and your husband 

must be on one accord with 

changing your son’s behavior. It 

sounds like your son knows how 

to keep your attention focused on 

him. 

Since I am not in your home, 

I do not know when this problem 

began or the duration of the 

problem. 

Let me first advise you and your 

husband to always stay calm when 

dealing with your tantrumming 

son. Conversely, if you are to gain 

control of his behavior, you must 

begin to do the following: 

1. Provide structure from the 

time he wakes up until bedtime. 

2. You should make a childfriendly 

schedule of daily activities 

to share with him. Make it fun! 

Include eating times, nap time, 

play time (outdoor and indoor 

play time) craft time, bath time, 

and even time to teach him to help 

with chores, etc. 

3. You must always state your 

behavior expectations and tell him 

what is acceptable and unacceptable. 

4. When you talk to him always 

kneel so that you can be eye to eye 

with him; this will reinforce what 

you are saying. 

5. Establish consequences for 

unwanted behavior, like using time 

outs. His time out should at least 

be four minutes for his age. 

6. Set limits and follow through 

with the consequence every time. 

7. Praise him using the 3:1 ratio. 

This means, if you make four 

comments, three must be positives 

ones. For example “Mommy 

likes the way you’re sitting,” “I like 

the nice way you are talking to 

Mommy,” “You’re a good helper,” 

etc. 

It won’t beeasy getting a grasp 

on his behavior especially depending 

on the duration of the 

problem. However, be consistent 

and you will begin to see positive 

changes. 

If the problem does not get 

better, consider taking him for a 

medical consult to rule out any 

medical problems. 

Also consider a consult with a 

clinical social worker or counselor 

for more one-on-one help in a 

family or individual session. 

Response to the April 9 column: 

Dear Ms. Vicki, 

Last week a young woman wrote 

you and said she was wondering if 

she should return home to Arizona 

rather than deal with a deployment 

and being away from her husband. 

The answer is absolutely not! She 

is a grown woman now and needs to 

deal with it. She can’t just run home 

on every whim. 

It’s time for her to learn to depend 

on herself. She is not a little girl any 

more. Stay here and build a life and 

a home for her husband to come 

home to. Home is where the Army 

sends you! 

From: I’m Staying 

Understand occupational health nurses roles, 

responsibilities during National OHN’s Week 

By Debra Parker 

U.S. ARMY CHPPM 

Army occupational health nurses are 

joining their professional organization, 

the American Association of Occupational 

Health Nurses, in celebrating 

the sixth annual National Occupational 

Health Nurses Week Friday through 

April 23. 

This week, themed “The Best Value 

in Health Care,” recognizes members 

of the occupational and environmental 

health nursing profession. 

The goal in observing an official 

recognition week for occupational 

and environmental health nurses, or 

OHNs, is to assist their patients and 

employers to better understand the 

roles and responsibilities of OHNs in 

furthering health and safety. 

Most people understand the function 

of a nurse in a clinical setting, but 

not everyone is aware that there are 

also nurses who work in non-clinical/ 

business environments. 

Through legal and regulatory compliance, 

workplace hazard detection, 

counseling and health promotion and 

wellness activities, OHNs improve the 

health of workers to contribute to a 

healthy bottom line for the Army. 

They are key to achieving optimal 

employee health, thereby reducing 

absenteeism, improving productivity 

and reducing health care costs. 

OHNs are trained to identify health 

and safety risks in the work environment; 

educate and train employees on 

injury prevention; support positive, 

healthy lifestyle changes for employees; 

leverage health promotion and disease 

and disability management programs 

to improve employee health and quality 

of life; serve as health advocates 

to internal and external groups; and 

engage employees in taking charge of 

their health. 

In addition, OHNs align occupational 

health services with Army goals 

and facilitate communication and 

collaboration among professionals, 

management and external groups. 

OHNs manage care for the injured 

and ill employee from onset to 

return to work; conduct assessments 

of employees’ health status; routinely 

communicate with employees, 

management, health care providers, 

etc.; evaluate and use appropriate 

resources; and use a multidisciplinary 

approach to achieve desired outcomes. 

The primary outcome or goal is 

to achieve optimal employee health, 

while ensuring a safe and timely return 

to work in a cost-effective manner. 

They are familiar with the hundreds 

of laws and regulations that govern 

health and safety in the workplace. 

Whether it’s the Health Insurance 

Portability and Accountability 

Act, worker’s compensation laws, the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act, 

or the Family Medical and Leave Act, 

OHNs and other occupational health 

and safety professionals work with 

management and others to interpret 

and comply with public policy decisions 

that protect the health and safety 

of Soldiers and civilian employees.

HP 


ENTERTAINMENT 

19 

Fast and Furious 

Round 4 ... Fight! 

Iwill admit I was a little excited about the 

fourth installment in “The Fast and The Furious” 

franchise with fast cars and great music 

being some of the reasons why. 

I was surprised when the previews first came 

out that they got the original cast together for 

this one, and that it wasn’t taking place after the 

third, but in between the second and third. 

So interesting plot setup aside, I was curious 

where they were going to take the film. Dominic 

(Vin Deisel) and his crew move down to 

the Dominican Republic where they hijack fuel 

tankers for major money and where they also 

happen to become international criminals. 

April 16 

Child Lights: Protect & Celebrate 

Kids – Join ACS at the Patrick Henry Village 

Pavilion in Heidelberg for a celebration of 

children from 6 - 8 p.m. Enjoy activities and 

education for parents and children of all 

ages including family crafts, infant safety, 

teen dating, Internet safety and more. 

Pfennig Bazaar – The German American 

Women’s Club Heidelberg hosts its 2009 

Pfennig Bazaar noon-6 p.m. April 16, 10 

a.m.-6 p.m. April 17 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 

April 18 at the International Gesamtschule, 

Baden-Badener Strasse / Erlenweg in 

Heidelberg. www.gawc.de. 

April 17 

Hawaiian Luau – Enjoy a barbecue luau 

at 5 p.m. on the patio at Slapshots on 

Patton Barracks in Heidelberg. They’ll even 

be serving up a barbecued wild boar from 

the forests of Germany. DSN 373-5190, civ. 

06221-17-5190. 

Comedy After Dark – Comedian Marcus 

Combs is featured 9 p.m. at the Top Hat Club 

in on Benjamin Franklin Village in Mannheim. 

Tickets $15 in advance or $18 at the 

door. DSN 380-9370, civ. 0621-730-9370. 

April 18 

One Day Holland Tour – Join Heidelberg 

Outdoor Recreation and visit Holland to see 

the beautiful tulip gardens. Keukenhof, also 

known as the Garden of Europe, has been 

the world’s largest flower garden for more 

than 50 years. This trip goes through 80 

acres of tulip gardens where we’ll see many 

fascinating flower arrangements in every 

color you can imagine spread along paved 

GET OUT! 

area events 

More events online at http://myBWnow.ning.com 

paths. Before returning home, stop by a 

cheese farm and also a shop where they 

make wooden shoes. DSN 388-9282, civ. 

06221-338-9282. 

A Day in the Alsace – Join the USO for 

a charming, colorful day with a typically 

French flair. First visit Soufflenheim, the 

home of the beautiful hand made pottery 

for Backeoffe and kougelhopf, then move 

on to Wissembourg, gateway to the Alsace 

and home to the abbey of St. Peter and 

Paul. Finally, move on to the famous 

Cleebourg Winery to sample Alsatian 

wine from the region and visit their “Cave 

Historique des Hospice,” the history of 

Alsatian vineyards. http://affiliates.uso.org/ 

kaiserslautern. 

Paris Dinner, Tour and Boat Cruise – 

See tourist attractions such as the Eiffel 

Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Arch of 

Triumph, and more as we spend the day 

sightseeing with time for shopping. After 

some free time, we go for a unique dining 

experience; we’ll head over to the Latin 

Quarter in the evening for an authentic 

five-course meal served in a historic atmosphere. 

Then, enjoy an evening boat cruise 

on the Seine River. http://affiliates.uso.org/ 

kaiserslautern. 

April 25 

Schwetzingen Castle Tour – Join the 

KONTAKT club at 2:15 p.m. or 3:15 p.m. for 

a castle tour in English. After the tour, join 

up at the Luegenbrueckl restaurant for 

dinner at 5:30 p.m. DSN 387-3296. 

Salsa Night – Enjoy the hot sights and 

sounds of salsa music 8 p.m.-1 a.m. at 

Armstrong’s Club on Vogelweh Housing in 

Kaiserslautern. This free event features a 

live disc jockey, margarita bar, chips and 

Movie Lovers Online 

Join the “Movie Lovers” group in the BWnow virtual community 

at http://myBWnow.ning.com to give props and flops to the 

latest flicks and chat with The Reel Life’s Spc. Joseph Nieves. 

When the heat comes on, they split and head 

for cooler climates. That’s when the fun starts. 

I will have to say that I didn’t really like the second 

but thought the third was different and not 

too shabby with the awesome Tokyo-ized cars. 

The fourth movie felt a bit like the first, 

which is what they planned on and it worked. 

Not only did the movie make more than the 

last film in its first weekend, but it is also the 

highest-grossing car movie for an opening 

weekend ($70 million). 

I thought the movie was good and will probably 

round out my collection of Fast and Furious 

DVDs. Also you might be happy to hear 

there are two more Fast and Furious movies on 

the way. 

Kids can technically go see this movie but 

its got some stuff in there you might not want 

them to see. Grab your seat and strap yourself 

in – it’s going to be crazy ride. 

dips and an hour of free Salsa lessons 

beginning at 9 p.m. Civ. 0631-354-9926. 

Prague Express – Join Outdoor Recreation 

for this one-day trip to the Czech Republic. 

$95. Heidelberg, DSN 388-9282, civ. 

06221-338-9282. Kaiserslautern, DSN 

493-4117, civ. 340-64117. 

April 26 

Europa Park – Head to Europa Park with 

Mannheim Outdoor Recreation. Departure 

at 7 a.m. The cost is $20 per person plus 

park entrance fees. DSN 381-7215, civ. 

0621-739-251. 

April 30 

Hip-Hop All Nighter – Join DJ Pimp 

Flower 8 p.m. at the Cove on Sullivan 

Barracks in Mannheim for a hip-hop 

all-nighter. Free entry and free food. DSN 

385-2884, civ. 0621-730-2884. 

Ongoing 

Heidelberg Spring Fest – Head to 

Heidelberg through April 25 for this large 

classical music festival. Heidelberg will be 

turned into a festival town for about four 

weeks and attracts lovers of music from 

near and far. Internationally renowned 

soloists, ensembles and orchestras will be 

presented. Civ. 06221-583-5920, www. 

heidelberger-fruehling.de. 

Stuttgart Spring Fest – Head to the 

Stuttgarter Fruelingsfest for a traditional 

festival atmosphere on the Cannstatt Wasen 

with chicken, roller coasters, gingerbread 

hearts and more. Open daily noon-11 

p.m. through May 3. www.stuttgarterfruehlingsfest.de. 

coming to 

THEATERS 

HANNAH MONTANA: 

THE MOVIE 

(Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus) Miley Stewart 

struggles to juggle school, friends and her 

secret pop-star persona. When Hannah 

Montana’s soaring popularity threatens to 

take over her life – she just might let it. So 

her father takes the teen home to Crowley 

Corners Tennessee for a dose of reality, kicking 

off an adventure filled with fun, laughter and 

romance. Rated G - 98 minutes 

PAUL BLART: MALL COP 

(Kevin James, Jayma Mays) Paul is a single, suburban dad, trying to make ends 

meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It’s a job he takes very seriously, 

though no one else does. When Santa’s helpers at the mall stage a coup, Jersey’s 

most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day. Rated PG 

for ( violence, mild crude/suggestive humor, language) 121 minutes 

PLAYING THIS WEEK 

Heidelberg, Patrick Henry Village 

April 16 - BRIDE WARS (PG) 7 p.m. 

April 17 - FAST AND FURIOUS (PG-13) 7 p.m.; TAKEN (PG-13) 9:30 p.m. 

April 18 - PAUL BLART: MALL COP (PG) 4 p.m.; TAKEN (PG-13) 7 p.m.; 

FAST AND FURIOUS (PG-13) 9:30 p.m. 

April 19 - PAUL BLART: MALL COP (PG) 4 p.m.; FAST AND FURIOUS (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

April 20 - TAKEN (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

April 21 - HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

April 22 - FAST AND FURIOUS (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

April 23 - PAUL BLART: MALL COP (PG) 7 p.m. 

Mannheim, Schuh 

April 16 - NEW IN TOWN (PG) 7 p.m. 

April 17 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 7 p.m. 

April 18 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 4 p.m.; TAKEN (PG-13) 7 p.m.; 

HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (PG-13) 9:30 p.m. 

April 19 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 4 p.m.; 

PAUL BLART: MALL COP (PG) 7 p.m. 





Vogelweh, Galaxy 

April 16 - BRIDE WARS (PG) 7 p.m. 

April 17 - FAST AND FURIOUS (PG-13) 3:30 p.m.; FAST AND FURIOUS (PG-13) 7 p.m.; 

TAKEN (PG-13) 10:30 p.m. 

April 18 - PAUL BLART: MALL COP (PG) 3 p.m.; FAST AND FURIOUS (PG-13) 7 p.m.; 


April 19 - PAUL BLART: MALL COP (PG) 3 p.m.; FAST AND FURIOUS (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

April 20 TAKEN (PG-13) 7 p.m. 


April 22 - FAST AND FURIOUS (PG-13) 7 p.m. 


Ramstein, Hercules 



Ramstein, Nightingale 

April 16 - MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (PG) 7 p.m. 

April 17 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m.; 


April 18 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 3 p.m., 7 p.m.; 

TAKEN (PG-13) 10:30 p.m. 

April 19 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 3 p.m., 7 p.m. 





THEATER INFORMATION 

Patrick Henry Village, Heidelberg , 06221-27-238 

Schuh Theater, Mannheim, 0621-730-1790 

Galaxy Theater, Vogelweh, 0631-50017 

Hercules, Ramstein, 06371-47-5550 

Nightingale, Ramstein, 06371-47-6147 

Visit www.aafes.com for updated listings and more movie descriptions

20 COMMUNITY 


community 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Government Vehicle Auction 

Interagency Fleet Management System European 

Region will hold a public auction of used U.S. 

government vehicles through April 19. Bidding will 

be via live Internet auction. Public inspection period 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 16 at Spinelli Barracks, IFMS 

Consolidated Vehicle Processing Center. www.vebeg. 

de. DSN 337-7781, civ. 0611-705-7784. 

Retiree Pay Representative 

A Retiree pay representative from DFAS-Cleveland 

will be in Germany to assist retirees and annuitants 

with pay problems and conduct audits of 

individual pay account. The schedule includes: April 

20, Mannheim, CPF Building; April 21, Kaiserslautern, 

Daenner Kaserne/Panzer Kaserne; April 23, 

Heidelberg, Shopping Center CPF office. Check with 

your local Retirement Services officer for exact times 

and possible location changes. 

Postage Increase 

The price of a first class letter, 1 ounce, will increase 

May 11 to 44 cents. Other classes of mail and some 

services will also increase. The Forever Stamp is still 

good for sending first class letters weighing 1 ounce 

or less. When the rate increase begins, your local 

military post office will have the new stamps. 

local 

EMPLOYMENT 

SKIESUnlimited Instructors 

Heidelberg SKIESUnlimited Instructional Class Program 

seeks guitar and German language instructors 

for youth. DSN 388-9399; civ. 06221-338-9399. 

Mannheim EFMP Coordinator 

Interested candidates must possess a bachelor’s 

degree in one of the following fields: psychology, 

marriage, family and child counseling, social work, 

human development, counseling, public administration, 

special education, public health or nursing. 

Solicitation will close at noon April 17. DSN 385-3101. 

Red Cross Field Office Coordinator 

The American Red Cross Heidelberg is seeking 

a field office coordinator to provide emergency 

communications and casework services to members 

of the military and families. Applicants must be 

U.S. citizens and be command sponsored and/or 

have access to post with their own ID card. Submit 

resumes by April 24 at www.redcross.org. Enter 

7727BR as the job search key word. DSN 370-8711, 

civ. 06221-57-8711. 

Massage Therapists 

The Heidelberg Sports and Fitness Centers are 

looking for massage therapists. DSN 370-6489, civ. 

06221-57-6489. 

Aerobics Instructors 

The Kaiserslautern Sports and Fitness Centers are 

looking for aerobics instructors for the following 

classes: Power Pump, Hi-Low Step, Turbo Kick, Latin 

Aerobics and Hip-Hop Aerobics. DSN 493-2086, civ. 

0631-3406-2086. 

Education Center Substitutes 

Sullivan Barracks Education Center seeks: administrative 

assistant, ALC Operator, test examiner 

and Central Texas College field representative. Civ. 

0621-730-2370, jeanne.baktis@eur.army.mil. 

KAISERSLAUTERN 

Education 

wACS Classes and Events – Teen 

Dance at Club XPRESS, 10 p.m. April 

18; Anger Management, 10 a.m. 

April 20 and 3 p.m. April 23; Basic 

Training for Parents, 10 a.m. April 

20; Managing Your Assets, 9:30 a.m. 

April 21; Resumix, 1 p.m. April 21 

and 9:30 a.m. April 23; Emergency 

Placement Care Training, 3 p.m. April 

21-22; TEACH Group Meeting, 6 p.m. 

April 21; Euros and Cents, 9:30 a.m. 

April 22; HUGS Playgroup at Pulaski 

Barracks, 10 a.m. April 23; Dress for 

Success/Interview Skills, 1 p.m. April 

23; Stress Management, 4 p.m. April 

23; Couples’ Communication, 6 p.m. 

April 23. Reservations are required 

for most classes. DSN 493-4203, civ. 

0631-3406-4203, www.mwrgermany.com/kl/acs. 

wBasic Skills Pilot Program – The 

education center on Rhine Ordnance 

Barracks is the site for the Army’s 

Online Basic Skills Pilot Program for 

GT score improvement. This pilot 

program is for basic skills in reading 

and math and ends Aug. 31. Students 

can begin this self-study program 

at anytime. DSN 493-2590, civ. 

0631-3406-2590. 

wStress Relief Class – The 

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center 

Social Work Services office offers a 

free stress management briefing 

at the LRMC Kirchberg Room, 4:45 

p.m. April 21. DSN 486-8366, civ. 

06371-86-8366. 

wICE Training – Interactive 

Customer Evaluation account 

manager training 9 a.m. April 29 at 

the garrison’s library, Bldg. 3810 on 

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. 

Civ. 493-4241. 

Community 

wCYS Services Teen Shuttle – 

This service began April 15 and is 

available to all CYS Services patrons 

in high school. A valid ID card and 

shuttle card will be required to ride. 

Pick up points are located throughout 

the KMC including Vogelweh, Ramstein 

and Landstuhl. DSN 493-4516, 

civ. 0631-3406-4516. 

wMonth of the Military Child 

– Celebrate our military children 

and youth with a free event open 

to the community at Pulaski Park, 

11 a.m. -3 p.m. April 25. The event 

will feature food, entertainment and 

activities for the whole family. DSN 

486-5412, civ. 06371-86-5412. 

wPianist and Technical Crew 

Needed – The KMC Onstage Community 

Theater is currently seeking 

a pianist and technical crew for the 

upcoming production of “Lucky Stiff.” 

This musical will be performed the 

last weekend of May and first two 

weekends of June. DSN 483-6626, 

civ. 0631-411-6626. 

wAGBC Meeting – The Kaiserslautern 

American German Business Club 

will meet 10:30 a.m., April 25 at the 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Zweibruecken Airport. The topic will 

be “The Conversion of a U.S. Air Base 

to a Commercial Airport.” RSVP by 

April 20 at kaiserslautern@agbc.de. 

wRMS Flea Market – The Ramstein 

Middle School PTSA/Teacher Flea 

Market will be 8 a.m.-1 p.m. May 1 in 

the multi-purpose room at RMS. 

HEIDELBERG 

Education 

wACS Classes and Events – English 

as a Second Language offered 

throughout the week. DSN 370-6883, 

civ. 06221-57-6883, www.mwrgermany.com/hd/acs. 

wRed Cross Class – CPR Adult/ 

Child/Infant and AED training, 8 

a.m.-5 p.m. April 18. Cost $40. DSN 

37-8711, civ. 06221-57-8711. 

wPriority Placement Workforce 

Briefing – Learn about the Priority 

Placement program 1-3:30 p.m. 

April 24 at the Patrick Henry Village 

theater. DSN 375-2063. 

wMaster of Business Administration 

– University of Phoenix 

is currently enrolling students for 

the MBA program. Classes are one 

night a week and start May 27. DSN 

373-7650, civ. 06221-588-0492. 

Community 

wHeidelberg International 

Wandering Club – Upcoming 

Volksmarches: Rohrwiller, Cleebronn 

and Elgersweier, April 18-19; 

Oberstenfeld, Ketsch, April 25-26. 

Sign up for trips to Frankfurt, London 

and Belgium. hiwc@yahoo.com, 

www.hiwc.de. 

wSpanish-English Mass – Mass 

will be 5 p.m. April 18 at Mark 

Twain Village Chapel. Stay for a 

fish fry and salad bar after mass. 

Civ. 06221-751859, evening; day 

0177-6748-775. 

w30th MEDCOM Change of 

Command Ceremony –Military 

and civilian community members are 

invited to attend the Headquarters, 

30th Medical Command change of 

command and color casing ceremonies 

1 p.m. April 22 on the parade 

field at Nachrichten Kaserne in 

Heidelberg. Outgoing 30th MEDCOM 

commander Col. Bernard L. DeKoning 

will relinquish command to incoming 

commander Col. Dennis D. Doyle. 

Casing of the 30th MEDCOM colors for 

deployment will follow the change 

of command as the unit prepares to 

deploy to Afghanistan. 

wRetirement Ceremony – Held 

at 3 p.m. April 24 near the flag pole 

on Patton Barracks for Soldiers and 

civilians with an approved retirement 

date. DSN 373-6334. 

wKrimson and Kream Scholarship 

Benefit Ball – Kappa 

Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. will hold 

its 2009 ball April 25 at the Village 

Pavilion. Donations are $35, and 

proceeds go toward scholarships 

for graduating DoDDS students. Civ. 

0160-9916-2144. 

wKiddie Volksmarch – The Heidelberg 

International Wandering Club is 

sponsoring a kiddie volksmarch from 

9 a.m.-noon April 25. Start and finish 

at the library on PHV. Entry is free 

and a parent must accompany the 

child. Children will receive a medal 

and certificate upon completion of 

the 5k course. Civ. 06227-841226 or 

hiwc@yahoo.com. 

wNAF Warehouse Sale – FMWR 

hosts a warehouse sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 

April 25 on Patton Barracks, Bldg. 

156 (by Speedy Lube). 

wSummer Hire Application – 

Summer Hire application assistance 

Real World transition workshops for 

seventh -12th graders and parents 

will be 4-6 p.m. April 26, at Heidelberg 

Middle School. DSN 388-9377, 

civ. 06221-338-9377. 

wSpring Clean Up – All Soldiers 

and civilians assigned to or living 

in Heidelberg will participate in 

Spring Clean Up, April 27-May 1. 

Mornings should be used to clean 

up around the work place, and at 10 

a.m. Soldiers should be released to 

clean up in family and single Soldier 

housing areas under the direction of 

their area building coordinators. DSN 

373-8857, civ. 0162-270-0571. 

wHousing Office Closure – The 

Housing Office will be closed April 30 

and May 1. Full services will resume 

May 4 at 8 a.m. 

wPothole Repair Work – Directorate 

of Public Works staff will be 

inspecting roads and repairing 

damages from the winter months as 

necessary. Community members are 

asked to remain aware of construction 

teams and possible interruptions 

in traffic. Work is estimated to last 

through May. DSN 387-3150. 

wNational Day of Prayer – The 

Intercessory Prayer Team Members 

will be available to pray with during 

the community’s National Day of 

Prayer, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. May 7 at the 

Patrick Henry Village Chapel. wInternational 

Movie Nights – Enjoy an 

evening watching great foreign films 

at International Movie Nights at the 

Arts and Cultural Center in the Patrick 

Henry Village Pavilion, every last 

Thursday of the month starting at 7 

p.m. Movie Nights are open to ages 

18 and over only. DSN 388-9418, civ. 

06221-338-9418, www.mwrgermany.com. 

MANNHEIM 

Education 

wACS Classes – DSN 385-3101, civ. 

0621-730-3101. 

wPriority Placement Workforce 

briefing – Learn about the Priority 

Placement program 8:30-11 a.m. 

April 20 at Schuh Theater on Sullivan 

Barracks. DSN 375-2063. 

Community 

wGate Changes – Upgrades are 

coming to the access control points at 

Funari, Coleman, Spinelli, Grant Circle 

and BFV-S. Any installation with a 

closed exit lane will be marked as 

closed and signs will be posted to the 

alternate exit gates. Schedule: 

BFV-S Gate (PX) through April18; 

Spinelli Gate, April 20-25; Coleman 

Gate (phase II), May 4-11; Funari 

Gate, May 18-23. 

wOrthodox Holy Week and 

Pascha Schedule – Meetings at 

Coleman Chapel. Passion Gospels 

6:30 p.m. April 16; Holy Friday Burial 

Service, 3 p.m. and Lamentations 

6:30 p.m. April 17; Holy Saturday 

Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m. and 

Compline 10:30 p.m. April 18; Holy 

Pascha Matins and Liturgy of Pascha, 

midnight April 19. 

wYouth Services – DSN 380-4864, 

civ. 0621-730-9997. 

wSullivan Library – Scrapbook 

Club, noon-3 p.m. April 19; Film 

Screening, 4-5:30 p.m. April 19; 

Story Hour, 10:30-11:30 a.m. 

Thursdays; Teen Advisory Board, 4-5 

p.m. Thursdays. DSN 380-1740, civ. 

0621-730-1740. 

wVolunteers Needed – Mannheim 

High School will host a track meet 

April 25 at Woods Field. Volunteers 

are needed. DSN 380-4092. 

wModels Needed – The Top Hat is 

seeking volunteer female and male 

models of all shapes and sizes for the 

May 29 Fashion Show. Participants 

and patrons must be 18 years of age 

and older. Call no later than April 17. 

Civ. 0151-5428-2645. 

wCommunity Bank Closed – The 

Community Bank located at Sullivan 

Barracks be closed until 1 p.m. on 

April 29 and all day May 1. 

Baby Shower – The Mannheim 

Army Health Clinic invites expectant 

parents and parents with children 

2 months old and younger to its 

Mannheim Community Baby Shower 

10 a.m.–2 p.m. April 30 at the Sports 

Arena. Sign up by April 23: Civ. 

0621-730-9560. 

wSuper Saturdays –Held the 

second Saturday of every month 

from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Child 

Development Center. Child care is 

open to families who have a current 

registration with CYS Services. 

Reservations accepted up to a 

month in advance: DSN 380-4851, 

civ. 0621-730-4850. 

wTax Center – The Mannheim Tax 

Center, located on Taylor Barracks 

Bldg. 343, is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday including 

training holidays. Most clients accepted 

on a walk-in basis, although 

highly complex returns may require 

an appointment. DSN 381-7978, civ. 

0621-730-7978. 

wHousing Area Mayors – The 

Housing Office is looking for individuals 

who are willing to be housing 

area mayors. Mayors are volunteers 

who serve as the spokesperson for 

the residents of their housing area. 

DSN 385-2611, civ. 0621-730-2611.

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SPORTS 

21 

Heidelberg, Mannheim win Army vs. Air Force Final 4 

In the final rounds of the Army vs. Air Force Final 4 

men’s and women’s basketball championships at BFV 

Sports Arena in Mannheim April 3-5, the Army teams 

outshined the Air Force hands down, winning every 

game that pitted the two services against each other. 

The Heidelberg women and the Mannheim men 

claimed victory in the All-Army championships. 


U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim 

basketball point guard Sgt. Charles 

Clark led his team to the 2008 and 

2009 Installation Management 

Command-Europe men’s basketball 

championships. 

The noncommissioned officer is 

no stranger to being on winning 

hoops teams; he played for a Minneapolis, 

Minn., Patrick Henry High 

School team that won three state 3A 

championships. 

Now heisaSoldier – but still 

playing quality ball. 

Noting a relationship between 

military sports and the Noncommissioned 

Officer of the Year 

elements of fitness, training and 

education, Clark said he believes 

they all bond together for a single 

purpose – winning. 

Taking a break during the Europe 

tournament, he said: “You must be 

physically fit to run up and down 

the court. And you have to think 

and remember things in you do in 

practice that improve your game. 

“We are playing our fourth game 

in two days; we still have at least two 

more match ups.” 

A self-described student of basketball, 

Clark said he has learned 

from past and present great point 

guards, such as Chris Paul and Isaiah 

Thomas. 

What he learns he puts into practice, 

helping the USAG Mannheim 

Mustangs become the top U.S. 

military team in Europe. 

Thaddeus Green, the USAG Mannheim 

sports director, confirmed 

Clark’s floor-leader claim of, “I am 

the engine.” 

“When the team needs to speed 

it up or slow it down,” Green said, 

“Clark is the one directing the team 

tempo.” 

Away from the court, as an air 

traffic controller, Clark maintains a 

place in his unit’s gold standard fitness 

category, which is for Soldiers 

that score 270 or higher on physical 

fitness tests. 

And inMarch, the warrior-athlete 

was the Soldier of the Quarter for 

the 1-214th Aviation Regiment. 

Clark leaves Germany in July for 

Fort Rucker, Ala. 

“The community of Mannheim 

Heidelberg’s Lady Generals topped Mannheim 61-51, 

and the Mannheim Mustangs slid by Kaiserslautern 

69-64 to successfully defend their 2008 title. 

Mustang coach Staff Sgt. Montrell McGruder moved to 

Mannheim in 2001, and they won the Final 4. He moved 

to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., the day after taking the 2009 

title. 

‘I am the engine’ 

Point guard leads team to back-to-back championships 


Sgt. Charles Clark, an air traffic controller with the 1-214th Aviation Regiment, led U.S. Army 

Garrison Mannheim, Germany, during back-to-back Installation Management Command- 

Europe basketball crowns. 

“You must be physically fit to run up and down 

the court. And you have to think and remember 

things in you do in practice that improve your 

game.” 

-Sgt. Charles Clark, Mannheim Mustangs point guard 

will miss him,” Green said. “It will 

be tough to say goodbye to him. He 

loves the military sports program.” 

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usaghd.post@eur.army.mil. 

Sexual Assault Awareness Walk 

Promote sexual assault awareness and education 

at a 5K run and 1K walk at 3 p.m. April 17 at the 

Ramstein Southside Fitness Center. Free T-shirts for 

the first 500 Army participants. Show your support 

Photos by Kristen Marquez 

for victims of sexual assault by participating in the 

“Shine the Light” Sexual Assault Awareness Walk on 

Vogelweh Housing at 7 p.m. April 30. Walk begins 

at the Vogelweh Youth Center Fields. Registration 

is not required for either event. DSN 493-4617, civ. 

0631-3406-4617, lisa.velez2@eur.army.mil. 

Powerlifting Championships 

The Landstuhl Fitness Center brings you the 

2009 U.S. Forces Europe Powerlifting Championships 

at 10 a.m. April 18. DSN 486-7172, civ. 

06371-86-7172. 

Unit-Level Softball 

Mannheim – A Mannheim Community Unit-Level 

Softball Clinic will be held at Sullivan Barracks, 

(Bldg. 238, room 234) 6-9 p.m. April 22-24. Anyone 

interested in umpiring softball must attend. DSN 

385-2048, civ. 0621-730-2048. 

Kaiserslautern – Units wishing to participate 

in this year’s unit-level softball league should 

contact Sports and Fitness. DSN 493-2087, civ. 

0631-3406-2087, usagklnsports@eur.army.mil. 

Sign up no later than May 6. 

Boxing Championships 

The Miesau Fitness Center hosts the 2009 U.S. 

Forces Europe Boxing Championships April 23-26. 

DSN 481-3797, civ. 06372-842-3797. 

Tennis Tournament 

The Patrick Henry Village Tennis Center will conduct 

eight tennis tournaments this season starting with 

the Spring Open Tournament April 25-26. The clay 

court competition will feature men’s and women’s 

singles and doubles events according to tennis 

professional teacher Adel Ismail for entry. The 

cost is $20 for the Spring Open. DSN 388-9037, civ. 

0176-2456-8225. 

All-Stars/Masters Championships 

BFV Bowling Center in Mannheim invites all 

qualified members of local associations chartered 

through USBC to participate in this state-level 

tournament from May 22-25. Bowling competition 

will be handicap with a separate division for scratch 

bowlers. Cash prizes will be available depending on 

the number of participants. Bowlers can sign-up 

through to May 15. Entries will be accepted on a 

first-come, first-served basis. DSN 380-9528, civ. 

0621-730-9528, colleen.gardner@eur.army.mil. 

Yoga Classes 

The Landstuhl Fitness Center now offers six yoga 

classes: 9-10 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 6:15- 

7:15 a.m. Tuesday. Classes are $7/class or $40 for 

eight classes. Tuesday mornings are free. DSN 486- 

7172, civ. 06371-86-7172, www.mwrgermany.com.

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(17“) $30; slip-cover (floral) for 

chair/couch $20. Call 0175-6071582. 

22“ RIMS 22 X 8.5 – $1,800 

obo, black/gun metal w/tires 6 x 

127 35-42 78.3 12 x 1.5 bolts. 

Steve @ 0178-6776047, 380-4408 or 

nsptrione@hotmail.com for pics 

BELGIUM DR. 4 CHAIRS – patio 

iron/glass set 4 chairs, DR - 550 

dollars; patio set - 175 dollars, pics 

available. 06205-4967. 

LOPE-AIR CONDITIONER – $220; 

large outdoor playhouse, $75; small 

boys bicycle, $20; girls my little pony 

bike, $15; kids bike-no pedals, $50. 

06221-6486631. 

AQUARIUM KIT. – 10 gal., with metal 

stand, extras. $60. 06227-545683. 

4 TIRES – 195/65R14 89H, M+S, 

Cooper Lifeliner Touring SLE, 2 new 

with stickers, 2 less than 400 km, $100 

obo. Sankt Leon, 06227-545683. 

FREE! – Metal swing set with 2 seated 

swings, glider, and slide, near PHV, 

06224-148512. 

SKY PLUS BOX (DVR) – with card 

and remote, avail. now! $150. 06224- 

148512.

Special factory-direct price start at $52,150 * 

Drop by to ask about the massive savings offered on the full range of U.S. BMW models, and 

you’ll probably want to join more than 35,000 U.S. DOD members who have ordered a new 

BMW through PCS since 1984. 

*Price subject to change without notice. 

Hebelstrasse 3 

69115 Heidelberg 

Tel: 06221 144 90 

www.PentagonCarSales.com 

MINI COOPER. INCREDIBLY MINI. 

Thrills are standard. Boredom is not an option! 

Tax-free prices start at $17,450 * 

Strap yourself in and test-drive the 2009 MINI Cooper at a PCS 

showroom near you. But be careful – you might fall in love! 

*Price subject to change without notice. 

Hebelstrasse 3 

69115 Heidelberg 

Tel: 06221 144 90 

www.PentagonCarSales.com

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